Thread: Inappropriate or Pointless Land Rover Modifications...

Originally Posted by DeeJay

The guy I bought it off had the vehicle totally refurbed, he was a truckie & it even had ( I got rid of it) a pyrometer, so add that to the useless list as it's a petrol Chev.
The holes were where he had 3 fuel guages. He had 3 fuel tanks, 3 guages & 3 pumps - no kidding..but sold them off prior to me getting it, & yes, all work.

Another pic of the dash- as some on here were interested

The 3 fuel tanks intrigue me, I assume two were set up as auxiliary tanks feeding to the main? If you don't mind, how much fuel would he have had all up? Fascinating, Bob

Bunch of snobby old snots some of you lot

In my opinion what you drive is the same as what is expressed on the Motorcycle and Tattoo forums I'm in..

It may not be others taste - but it doesnt have to be... Its got to suit YOUR tastes...

I dont agree with a lot of mods, but it is the owners choice to fit them and thats fine - To me, as long as they are safe - Wont endanger my family or friends etc... Then go for it....

I may laugh at "unusual" modifications, but they have the right to do so!

Originally Posted by bob10

The 3 fuel tanks intrigue me, I assume two were set up as auxiliary tanks feeding to the main? If you don't mind, how much fuel would he have had all up? Fascinating, Bob

Not to sure how these tanks where set up but a mate of mine had a similar setup in his GQ Patrol. 180 litres or so and each tank worked independantly of each other. Flick a switch on the dash and his factory fuel gauge would read the other tank instead and pump fuel from that tank etc.

Sometimes ''different'' mods actually work well and I like people who think outside the square.I bought my X-Tech just because it's different,it stands out from all the white Prado's we have here and seriously I can't drive the thing anywhere without people asking me about it,twice people have knocked on my door to have a chat and I let a bloke take it for a drive last saturday.I can't wait for all the bits to arrive from England that I've ordered as it'll look cool fitted out. Pat

Originally Posted by CJT

Not to sure how these tanks where set up but a mate of mine had a similar setup in his GQ Patrol. 180 litres or so and each tank worked independantly of each other. Flick a switch on the dash and his factory fuel gauge would read the other tank instead and pump fuel from that tank etc.

I'm getting a sill tank made up for my puma that fills from the lower guard and then will fill the main through a transfer pump with a water trap and filter,dirty fuel is my only worry with the TDCi. Pat

It all depends upon the fuel system, the old systems had a single line that went from the tank, through a filter and pump and into the carby. These systems auxiliary tanks were merely switched over with a mechanical fuel switch and if fitted a fuel tank guage switched over with a separate switch on the dash. (SIIa Army are a classic example of these.) More advanced systems had the fuel guage switch in the change over switch. With electric fuel pumps, each tank usually had it's own pump into a manifold connection in a common fuel line. Whichever pump you had running supplied fuel to the engine.

In the full flow systems usually those with injectors fuel is constantly circulating and returning to the tank. Switching both the supply and return lines is more complicated and the simple solution is to have transfer pumps to move the fuel into the main tank from the aux tank. The problem with these systems is when the main fuel pump fails or you hole the main tank, you are immobilised, even though you still have a functional tank and transfer pump.

So is fitting additional tanks innappropriate and is fitting transfer pumps innappropriate. I hardly think so.

That is exactly how my mates patrol was set up and it was running fuel injection on a GM 5.7litre V8 from a Commodore.

I am not sure of the details, however I remember the mechanic joking it had to be built by NASA...due to how complicated it was.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

It all depends upon the fuel system, the old systems had a single line that went from the tank, through a filter and pump and into the carby. These systems auxiliary tanks were merely switched over with a mechanical fuel switch and if fitted a fuel tank guage switched over with a separate switch on the dash. (SIIa Army are a classic example of these.) More advanced systems had the fuel guage switch in the change over switch. With electric fuel pumps, each tank usually had it's own pump into a manifold connection in a common fuel line. Whichever pump you had running supplied fuel to the engine.

How about 38.5" Tyres on a 101?