Date:         Thu, 17 May 2007 01:25:05 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      INFO needed: Anybody have one of those SA 85 liter tanks? These
              are the longer version of our 2wd tanks.
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I am hoping to find out how long these tanks are compared to the regular 2wd
tanks. I spoke about this some months ago. Now I have a pair of spare steel
2wd tanks for my experiment. It looks to me that the longer tank is just a
longer version of the regular tank. I have a couple of questions:

1) How long is the tank from the front edge to the rear edge?
2) How is it attached? It looks like the tank support straps are longer than
the stock US straps. Where do they connect?


I am installing this on a 2wd with auto trans. No, I do not plan on filling
the valley of the tank to improve capacity even more. I just want to add a
few more gallons. I found some who is willing to re-weld the used tanks
(after a good cleaning). I still have to find someone to replace the vent
tubes with a single but longer version. Someone posted a few weeks ago that
they replaced all the rubber grommets with metal nipples and hoses instead.
I might as well do that as well while I am at it.

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BenT