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Post by xcody38x on Aug 14, 2013 11:05:54 GMT -5
we use 3 gal plastic tanks, but they need to be secured in a metal box.ive never seen a problem with running a plastic tank or a fuel pump getting broken in it if you know what your doing. double clamps & good gas line. lol and heat shrinking is great to do to your pump wires, my derby tank wont allow you to cut a big whole in it for the whole assembly so I just do it the previous said way.
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Post by skittlecar1x on Aug 14, 2013 12:44:26 GMT -5
we use 3 gal plastic tanks, but they need to be secured in a metal box.ive never seen a problem with running a plastic tank or a fuel pump getting broken in it if you know what your doing. double clamps & good gas line. lol and heat shrinking is great to do to your pump wires, my derby tank wont allow you to cut a big whole in it for the whole assembly so I just do it the previous said way. Yup, we have run plastic tanks here in Plattsburgh NY and Westport NY since 1994 and I think I have seen one fire inside a car and no one got hurt. That is about 3000 cars over 41 or 42 shows. |
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Post by T-Brell on Aug 14, 2013 12:53:16 GMT -5
Buddy had a new plastic boat tank, covered in metal shroud, double strapped down. First run, first hit, cracked the tank and gas went everywhere...
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Post by roadwarrior41 on Aug 14, 2013 13:12:27 GMT -5
Buddy had a new plastic boat tank, covered in metal shroud, double strapped down. First run, first hit, cracked the tank and gas went everywhere... That's why I always use a steel boat tank .. |
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Post by skittlecar1x on Aug 14, 2013 13:46:54 GMT -5
Buddy had a new plastic boat tank, covered in metal shroud, double strapped down. First run, first hit, cracked the tank and gas went everywhere... Where was the tank mounted? And how was it mounted? Mine is in a metal box. The metal box is bolted through the floor on the passenger side floorboard. I stopped mounting them in the rear seat area because we all seemed to be hitting hard and the seat area was getting all bent up and the box was either coming loose or ending up tilted sideways. Its not perfect, but it works well and it is safe. Attachments:
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Post by T-Brell on Aug 14, 2013 14:41:58 GMT -5
Box looks similar to yours. It's in the back seat because we leave the front in for riders...When I first started I had a plastic one with no problems, but I'll never use one again...
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Post by skittlecar1x on Aug 14, 2013 15:21:20 GMT -5
I don't understand the rider thing. Why do they do that?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 15:23:07 GMT -5
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Post by jackedup on Aug 14, 2013 15:26:25 GMT -5
Guys I'm not sayin you cant use a plastic tank, I'm just sayin I wouldn't use one and I wouldn't advise one. They dont allow it around me for that reason. Even with your steel box, if it gets pinched that box will most likely crush like a pop can cracking the plastic tank with it. We run steel or aluminum tanks with square tube protectors all the way around them. If you dont think your steel box will ever fail, Go out into your driveway, lay the box on its side, and put the front wheel of your derby car on it. If it doesn't bend or deform sweet have at it. I parked the front wheel of a 1 ton duramax on my aluminum tank without a protector. Then I used 1/4" wall 3x3 square tube to go around all the way around it and its tied to my cage only... Its your life, you do what you want. I just wouldn't want to tell a rookie a plastic tank will do, then find out threw the grape vine he got burnt or worse.
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Post by skittlecar1x on Aug 15, 2013 7:12:21 GMT -5
So this rider thing, not too get too far off topic, what do you do with your battery? Where do you put it?
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Post by C4 on Aug 15, 2013 7:51:37 GMT -5
Guys I'm not sayin you cant use a plastic tank, I'm just sayin I wouldn't use one and I wouldn't advise one. They dont allow it around me for that reason. Even with your steel box, if it gets pinched that box will most likely crush like a pop can cracking the plastic tank with it. We run steel or aluminum tanks with square tube protectors all the way around them. If you dont think your steel box will ever fail, Go out into your driveway, lay the box on its side, and put the front wheel of your derby car on it. If it doesn't bend or deform sweet have at it. I parked the front wheel of a 1 ton duramax on my aluminum tank without a protector. Then I used 1/4" wall 3x3 square tube to go around all the way around it and its tied to my cage only... Its your life, you do what you want. I just wouldn't want to tell a rookie a plastic tank will do, then find out threw the grape vine he got burnt or worse. he "jack stand" test.....if it fails, it wasn't going to work out any way. |
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Post by smashbob12 on Aug 15, 2013 8:58:44 GMT -5
I've ran a few plastic boat tanks mounted in a 1/4 steel diamond plate box and when box is bolted down helps the car from folding as quick.
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Post by xcody38x on Aug 15, 2013 9:29:40 GMT -5
if your plastic tank breaks in one hit, something was done wrong, or your buddy bought a 3 dollar tank. ive never seen any problems with a plastic tank and weve had some of the hardest hits in the world up here. right Jeremy? you see tommy with the hearse and Jamie with the imperial go head on?
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Post by skittlecar1x on Aug 15, 2013 10:22:15 GMT -5
Great point Cody! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj0zC_T80sQ There is an extra heat on this clip as well. All these cars have plastic tanks. And I know every one thinks their derby hits the hardest, but I honestly think the Clinton County and Essex County derbies are two of the wildest in the country. |
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