Frankensteins GQ Resurection

Picked up a 150L long range tank for $200, Bargain!! it's for a GU though, i hope it fits :confused:

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Gave it a clean up and a bit of a paint

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So i got the cab back down on the chassis..... again....

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Bolted the tank in, was a tight squeeze to get in there but it fits ok. lucky i have the 15mm body lift, being a GU tank they must be higher as i only have about 10mm clearance to the floor so worked out pretty well really

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Nice work on the tank. Wish I could wick one up for that price!! Been looking for ages :(

Cold you have not just put a new cross member in further down the chassis??
Or cut the old one out and moved it down??
And nice work on the tank. Bargin for sure..

So with all these long arms etc are you caculating any of it or just going for it??

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Originally Posted by biggqwesty

Cold you have not just put a new cross member in further down the chassis??
Or cut the old one out and moved it down??
And nice work on the tank. Bargin for sure..

So with all these long arms etc are you caculating any of it or just going for it??

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I wish it would have been that simple, it would have made making an exhaust pretty difficult, made a dog's breakfast of the fuel lines and where it mounts to the chassis is a main brace point so would still have had to have some form of crossmember there which would have been in the way of the arms..

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Originally Posted by King_ady1

Nice work on the tank. Wish I could wick one up for that price!! Been looking for ages :(

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thanks mate, you have to be quick when they come up that cheap, i got the one for my last GQ for $150 and this GU one for $200, both of gumtree and both in under an hour of them being posted up!! just have to be patient and keep searching :)

Nice work! It does look a bit "ballsy" from behind. Are you going to try and incorporate it a bit better so it doesn't stand out for Mr Officer?

I'm not implying that LR tanks are illegal, but I do know from experience anything that doesn't look standard tends to draw the attention to the vehicle.

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Originally Posted by DaveGQ

Nice work! It does look a bit "ballsy" from behind. Are you going to try and incorporate it a bit better so it doesn't stand out for Mr Officer?

I'm not implying that LR tanks are illegal, but I do know from experience anything that doesn't look standard tends to draw the attention to the vehicle.

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haha yeah i know what you mean, that's why Painted it black so as to attract a little less attention. i think when the tow bar goes back on and I make a rear Bar for it the tank will fairly well disappear

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Originally Posted by OLY

I wish it would have been that simple, it would have made making an exhaust pretty difficult, made a dog's breakfast of the fuel lines and where it mounts to the chassis is a main brace point so would still have had to have some form of crossmember there which would have been in the way of the arms..

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I was thinking more of move the whole main brace. So year fuel lines etc would need attention but the brace is still there.

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Originally Posted by biggqwesty

I was thinking more of move the whole main brace. So year fuel lines etc would need attention but the brace is still there.

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correct it would still be there, but unfortunately not in the place where it is needed most on an obvious weak point in the chassis