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Walked with the Dinosaurs
certainly not in a sweat over this
i most certainly want an extended range tank and have committed to kick in toward the research on use of a stock unit. actually, i prefer the idea of a truly well built custom tank that would go between the rails as a straight bolt in which most likely could exceed the 38 or 40 gallon stock chev or ford tanks and be made of corrosive resistant aluminum. Engineering-wise the aluminum would have to be isolated from the steel with a polymer or rubber of some kind. of course we will have to stamp "PINTO EXTENDED RANGE" on all custom tanks. most likely there are holes in the frame that could be used for mounting of a custom tank and skid plate that was correctly designed and could help ease sliding off that rock instead of catching the receiver hitch or ripping off the bumper. I truly want my rig to be modified toward the direction of an expedition vehicle so an extended range fuel tank is going to happen, one way or the other.
my point (if there is one in continuing) is that prolly 65% of all the cruiser heads in 40’s, 45’s 55’s and 60/62’s on this site are driving vehicles that are in some way illegal in some municipality for some reason or the other. For example: SOA's, bumpers that are too high, tires sticking out past fender wells, carrying jerry cans strapped to roof racks with fuel in them or even window tint that is too dark. if you run into the wrong law enforcement individual who is in the 'mood' then nothing is going to help you. around here there was a case of someone driving a really jacked up 4x4 whose bumper on his sky high SOA and body lifted jacked up PU truck chopped off the head of some young mother. the next year we had a law that regulated how many inches a bumper could be above grade, seriously! The legislators argued that all bumpers should be the same height but finally compromised with a set # of inches. these 3/4 ton chev PU's looked really weird with dropped bumpers hanging low front and rear. i think they had to stop enforcing it because ppl could still run under a semi. but it still is on the books.
my vehicle and lots of other people's fj's on this site most probably would not pass smog regs in even the most lenient of states that have them. it used to be (and prolly still is) against the law to drive with snow tires with metal studs in the treads in some states... we don't have that law in florida, LOL. I’ll step off the soapbox.
So my rant is over… most everybody on this site is going to build their rigs as they see fit. The idea of even a non-toyota bolt is repugnant to some here. i respect that opinion while not agreeing with it. if toyota was really on the ball we wouldn't be fighting rust at every turn and in every corner. you can make cars out of old coffee cans and scrapped ship hulls. but when you have to import the zinc to galvanize, well then, planned obsolescence is fine.
Let’s go for it! if jim or whoever can give me the measurements when they have their tanks out - it will save me the trouble of dropping my spare, getting filthy and hitting my head at least a few time to get them myself. I prefer inches but can convert from metric if necessary.
i most certainly want an extended range tank and have committed to kick in toward the research on use of a stock unit. actually, i prefer the idea of a truly well built custom tank that would go between the rails as a straight bolt in which most likely could exceed the 38 or 40 gallon stock chev or ford tanks and be made of corrosive resistant aluminum. Engineering-wise the aluminum would have to be isolated from the steel with a polymer or rubber of some kind. of course we will have to stamp "PINTO EXTENDED RANGE" on all custom tanks. most likely there are holes in the frame that could be used for mounting of a custom tank and skid plate that was correctly designed and could help ease sliding off that rock instead of catching the receiver hitch or ripping off the bumper. I truly want my rig to be modified toward the direction of an expedition vehicle so an extended range fuel tank is going to happen, one way or the other.
my point (if there is one in continuing) is that prolly 65% of all the cruiser heads in 40’s, 45’s 55’s and 60/62’s on this site are driving vehicles that are in some way illegal in some municipality for some reason or the other. For example: SOA's, bumpers that are too high, tires sticking out past fender wells, carrying jerry cans strapped to roof racks with fuel in them or even window tint that is too dark. if you run into the wrong law enforcement individual who is in the 'mood' then nothing is going to help you. around here there was a case of someone driving a really jacked up 4x4 whose bumper on his sky high SOA and body lifted jacked up PU truck chopped off the head of some young mother. the next year we had a law that regulated how many inches a bumper could be above grade, seriously! The legislators argued that all bumpers should be the same height but finally compromised with a set # of inches. these 3/4 ton chev PU's looked really weird with dropped bumpers hanging low front and rear. i think they had to stop enforcing it because ppl could still run under a semi. but it still is on the books.
my vehicle and lots of other people's fj's on this site most probably would not pass smog regs in even the most lenient of states that have them. it used to be (and prolly still is) against the law to drive with snow tires with metal studs in the treads in some states... we don't have that law in florida, LOL. I’ll step off the soapbox.
So my rant is over… most everybody on this site is going to build their rigs as they see fit. The idea of even a non-toyota bolt is repugnant to some here. i respect that opinion while not agreeing with it. if toyota was really on the ball we wouldn't be fighting rust at every turn and in every corner. you can make cars out of old coffee cans and scrapped ship hulls. but when you have to import the zinc to galvanize, well then, planned obsolescence is fine.
Let’s go for it! if jim or whoever can give me the measurements when they have their tanks out - it will save me the trouble of dropping my spare, getting filthy and hitting my head at least a few time to get them myself. I prefer inches but can convert from metric if necessary.
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