Date:         Sat, 8 Dec 2007 02:32:26 -0800
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [Syncro] Aux Fuel Tank Options
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There is already a plastic tank in production in South Africa which can go
on either side. The tank has higher capacity than the ones Bill Kasper first
popularized here when he brought a bunch during the South African Group
purchase that he arranged. Eric later brought a shipment of those same
tanks. I inquired with the manufacturer but they did not seem interested in
dealing with shipping. As Eric probably knows, shipping is the tough part of
the equation. I contracted with a vendor in Asia but again shipping would be
a PITA. Guess there will no getting around that for imports. That just means
there would have to be some pre-order with deposits taken to arrange a big
enough shipment to make it worth doing.

Anyway, back to the plastic tanks. I contacted the vendor last week. He is
interested in selling to those of us in the US. He is in the process of
putting a bid together for me. I should know very soon. Try this link to see
a pic. It looks from this pic that this highcap version will need a skid
plate. Vendor says he uses a piece of aluminum to do the job.

http://tinyurl.com/3333sd

BenT