Now to recap the fuel system. I planned to retain as much of the donor parts as possible. Ultimately, I only used the fuel filter bracket and pressure regulator. With the tank configuration I wanted, not much else worked. For the tank, I looked around at fuel cells and the like, but found nothing suitable. I wanted to carry about 10 gallons and have some space remaining in the boot to carry misc tools and maybe a small overnight bag. Those requirements pointed to a custom tank. I first mocked it up with foam board.
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The cut out the aluminum pieces and tacked them together.
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I thought I would try my hand at welded the tank myself, but I found two issues. One, I didn't really have the correct TIG welder and two, I suck at TIG. I reached out to a friend at work and he final welded the tank - much better than I could have in 20 years.
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The tank fit perfectly and leaves plenty of space for cargo. All that's left now is to incorporate a vapor recovery canister (CT inspector will definitely need to see that). Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find the canister I pulled from the donor.
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