Classic Rangie on gas

How many professionally installed tanks have you seen on stands in the back of a vehicle, and carpet pulled to the side?
It may have once been installed properly but from the smallish picture I have seen doesn't look right.

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Originally Posted by RR5L

hey Ace,

Mine use to have 72 Litres of usable gas in the twin scuba tanks under the floor and depending on how I drove it I was getting around 4.5 - 5 Klm/ Litre.

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Thanks mate, much appreciated. Going on these figures it wont be much dearer to run than the Laser, and similar to the disco, given petrol is about 2 and a half times the price of gas.

Gas here at the moment is about 55c/L, petrol is around $1.20.

So the Laser uses about 8L/100km multiply that by $1.20 thats $9.60, if the rangie uses 72L of gas to do 360km thats smack on 20L/100km, cost per 100km is 20x0.55=$11, i think a buck forty is a small price to pay to move up from a laser to a RR. What do you guys think? Matt

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Originally Posted by dobbo

How many professionally installed tanks have you seen on stands in the back of a vehicle, and carpet pulled to the side?
It may have once been installed properly but from the smallish picture I have seen doesn't look right.

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We will have to wait and see what Rangieman reckons when he has seen it, provided it runs well i dont think it matters.

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Originally Posted by RR5L

hey Ace,

Mine use to have 72 Litres of usable gas in the twin scuba tanks under the floor and depending on how I drove it I was getting around 4.5 - 5 Klm/ Litre.

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which equates between 324 and 360km's range on gas but what do I know.;)

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Originally Posted by dobbo

which equates between 324 and 360km's range on gas but what do I know.;)

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You said a smaller lighter car with a bigger tank. So im not sure.

matt 87 rangie will have lt77 gearbox 5 speed

and dobbo the gas conversion like that one is a legal setup as long as its vented out side the car and has lockoffs fitted :p
lets hope it has a compliance plate that will make life easier:D

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Originally Posted by rangieman

matt 87 rangie will have lt77 gearbox 5 speed

and dobbo the gas conversion like that one is a legal setup as long as its vented out side the car and has lockoffs fitted :p
lets hope it has a compliance plate that will make life easier:D

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Thanks mate, 5 speed was what i was hoping for, and yes a compliance plate will help as rego in NSW will be hard without it. matt

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Originally Posted by Ace

i think a buck forty is a small price to pay to move up from a laser to a RR. What do you guys think? Matt

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there are a lot of safety reasons to go with the RR---

so its not just money,,,;)

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

there are a lot of safety reasons to go with the RR---

so its not just money,,,;)

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oh yeah and that whopping 3.5 V8 as well:p

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

there are a lot of safety reasons to go with the RR---

so its not just money,,,;)

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Thanks pedro, more ammo for the belt. :cool:

And yes the sound of a v8 is hard to beat.