REO Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hi fellow landy driversI have a 110" V8 in need of a new chassis and fuel tank (plus loads more).I'm planing on solving the chassis part with a new galvanized one from richard but I'm still wondering what would be the best solution with the fuel tank. I have access to a used tank from a disco 1 200 tdi. One solution could be to use this tank with an "outboard" fuel pump. ( I'm running with SU carbs) But the question remains, will this tank fit a defender chassis with the original plastic tank mounts? and what about the filler?And finally, does any of you guys have any pictures of such an operation? If so I would love to have a look.Regards RasmusPS. I'm from denmark, so forgive me if my spelling is a bit off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I looked into this when I changed a chassis and concluded it was not viable and the tank doesn't fit without a lot of work. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Hmm me too, I've looked at this, its not impossible, but the faff didn't;t really justify the end result in my opinion, you're probably better looking for a plastic td5 def tank then making up some retaining brackets for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REO Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Yeah, That was was I thought to. It would have been nice to use that parts I have lying around though. But now that the disco tank is out. When I look in my catalogue the TD5 plastic diesel tank has part number WHK100050. But there is also a petrol tank listed with number WHK100070. Does any body know what's the difference between these two tanks? /Rasmus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 If you're getting a new chassis then just get it made to accept the Td5-on plastic tank. Then there's no problems and it's all factory. Richards will even do one to accept that tank but with the earlier style crossmember (i.e. without the hole) if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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