poor man auxiliary tank installation

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goranvolvo

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starting my auxiliary tank installation don't have all parts but will post pictures as i go
got the tank off salvage yard for 50 $ with sending unit and bottom protective metal i got some idea about dual fill but not done yet ..





 
So what's the tank out of?
 
Are you going to do anything about the rust?
 
Por-15 on the outside would be fine

If you meant their gas tank sealant for the inside just a word of caution. Yohavos on here documented his lining deteriorating after a few years use. Suspicions lie on the ethanol blends so depending on your location may not be a concern to you. Just a Heads up.

Otherwise carry on and keep us posted of the results. That would almost double your range
 
There's another thread floating around here where I compared a Trooper, Montero and a Cherokee tank with pics and mock installation. Looking forward to the OPs adventure with this tank.

Edit: found my thread Big Fuel Tank

For some reason, I thought that the Isuzu Trooper tank comes with a killer skid plate. The tank is totally supported by this skid plate which has all the mounting stuff attached to it. Wish I can find a picture of this on my hdd but unable to thus far.
 
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i ' m not sealing the tank on inside , and spare tire is mounted on rear bumper
i did some test fitting today and it looks excellent bottom off the tank sits about 1" below ARB bumper you can even se it i did find bracket in my scrap metal what will work perfect for tank mount there is gap off 2" between tank and the mount so i will add spacer ...





 
alia176 said:
There's another thread floating around here where I compared a Trooper, Montero and a Cherokee tank with pics and mock installation. Looking forward to the OPs adventure with this tank.

Edit: found my thread Big Fuel Tank

For some reason, I thought that the Isuzu Trooper tank comes with a killer skid plate. The tank is totally supported by this skid plate which has all the mounting stuff attached to it. Wish I can find a picture of this on my hdd but unable to thus far.
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i just checked the build looks it is not done
and yes there is skid plate ,tank i m using is bolted to tank mount and the skid plate can be bolted to tank or tank mount and size of this tank is excellent fit before i did it i tok some measurements of toyota opening and i was on junkyard for two hours measuring tanks to find this one to be best
and best part , to mount it on is so simple
 
Interested as well. A guy in Sudbury, ON is selling new 90 plus liter tanks out of mining trucks (HZJ79) for CAN$100.
 
canman said:
Interested as well. A guy in Sudbury, ON is selling new 90 plus liter tanks out of mining trucks (HZJ79) for CAN$100.
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Hmm, that's about 24 Gallons which is a nice size. I wonder if this tank would fit in the 80 series cargo area? PM me that info please.
 
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