Disco-Ron Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Simple one, do all 90 fuel tanks come with a kind of built in tank guard? fixed to the underside of the tank, mine has one, and i suspect that this is whats stopping me fitting my aftermarket guard...?? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Got a pic? Replaced one on TD (is it the same?) don't recall a guard. My Gwyn Lewis guard certainly fitted afterwards anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 no pic, can take one tomoorrow..... it does really look like a guard as such, but its definately an extra piece of steel to the tank anyway, as the corners arte kind of open.... if that makes sense, it just seems to be stopping the new guard form going up to the tank quite enough thats all, daft thing is, the advert for the guard says, 'easy to fit', i don;t think i'm stupid, but i just can't see the bracket fitting right..... its one of these... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-90-TDI-TANK-GUARD-/160401879356?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2558b2713c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crclifford Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 My 90, has the same sort of thing wrapped around the fuel tank. not sure if it is for holding the tank up in to position or as protection! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickwilliams Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Both the tank I took off my 1990 90 and the secondhand one I got as a replacement had a guard spot welded to the tank - obviously part of the original manufacture: Even pressure washing could not get the mud out of the gap between the guard and the tank so rather than leave it there to rot, I cut the old guard off, cleaned up the tank and made stainless guard which bolts in place to replace it. More pictures here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 thanks guys, thats exactly the same as mine, will have another try to fit the guard this morning, but i suspect that the bracket i have has been made wrongly. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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