Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: Disco1 fuel tank into County chassis?

  1. 17th February 2013, 10:25 AM #1
    Slunnie's Avatar
    Slunnie
    Slunnie is offline Swaggie Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Central West NSW
    Posts
    14,145
    Total Downloaded
    99.87 MB

    Disco1 fuel tank into County chassis?

    I've got a donor D1 that sometime in the next millennium I will strip to build a County chassis. The County chassis will have a series ute cab body on it and a tray at the rear.

    Does anybody know if the Disco1 fuel tank will carry over to the County chassis even if with minor fabrication or does it really need to be a County or Defender tank?

    Thanks for any responses.
    Cheers
    Slunnie


    ~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 17th February 2013, 12:06 PM #2
    steveG's Avatar
    steveG
    steveG is offline TopicToaster Subscriber
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Geelong, VIC
    Posts
    4,442
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Can't answer the exact question, but can tell you that when I was trying to fit a long range tank into my County:
    - Defender Td5 tank doesn't fit as the the crossmember in front of the tank is different on the Td5
    - Defender 300tdi tank does fit.

    The standard tank from a 200tdi Defender looked exactly the same as the one I removed from my County, but I didn't actually fit it to confirm if there was any slight difference.

    Steve
    1985 County - Isuzu 4bd1 with HX30W turbo, LT95, 255/85-16 KM2's
    1988 120 with rust and potential
    1999 300tdi 130 single cab - "stock as bro"
    2003 D2a Td5 - the boss's daily drive
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 17th February 2013, 12:27 PM #3
    Slunnie's Avatar
    Slunnie
    Slunnie is offline Swaggie Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Central West NSW
    Posts
    14,145
    Total Downloaded
    99.87 MB
    Thanks Steve, that's really good to know in case this tank won't come across and I do need to source another tank.
    Cheers
    Slunnie


    ~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 17th February 2013, 12:43 PM #4
    Bush65
    Bush65 is offline YarnMaster
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    'The Creek' Captain Creek, QLD
    Posts
    3,724
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I tried to do exactly that some years ago and IIRC one problem was the filler moulded into the plastic disco tank fouled with the fore and aft body mounts welded over the chassis rails. That problem would probably be solved if you cut the RH body mount as they aren't required for trays.

    Unfortunately I have a dim recollection that there was another problem besides this, but it was too long ago.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Waterproofing v8 ignitions. | Cross reference for td5 alternators »

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Search AULRO.com ONLY!
 Search All the Web!