Hey guys!
So, I read several threads on gas tank mods/auxiliary tanks and found them all helpful, but still have some questions, as I am going a bit of a different route.
I bought a 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer back in September 2012. It has the original soft plastic bladder tank in the coffin-shaped metal "skid plate". The Jeep sat in a field for a long time, but is in pretty good shape - I drove it home
There is a hole in the skid plate where a previous owner put a stump through it (he also crimped the fuel and brake lines in the process). I need to drop the tank to replace the crimped fuel and brake lines. While I'm at it, the plan is to replace the tank and potentially the sending unit while I'm at it. I don't necessarily trust them, and they were sitting in ethanol for <5 years untouched.
Here is what I want to do:
I want to put a +- 20 gallon tank back where the old one was. The only after market tanks I'm finding for 1990 JGWs are 15 gallons, which is pitiful in a vehicle that gets this kind of mileage. Now, since the fuel pump is mechanical and sits on the side of the engine, and the engine is carbureted, not fuel injected, so there are no baffles in the tank, all I need is a 20 gallon container that will fit in the space with a sending unit that will work. I'm currently looking at the plastic 21 gallon coffin shaped gas tanks from MTS that fit in 70s Wagoneers: http://www.mtscompany.com/J-truck.htm
Do you think this would work?
The plan would be to fabricate a skid plate for it.
Also, I want to use this vehicle for overlanding - 4" BJs spring lift with 31"s - so I want good fuel capacity. Here is what I am thinking for that:
Get rid of the under the vehicle spare carrier, and mount an auxiliary tank there. I'm thinking of going this route: http://www.aerotanks.com/inventory/1924.html
What is the easiest way to run an auxiliary tank? What are my options? I can think of several, but am curious what you guys have come up with.
I can't think of any way to do it with just a mechanical fuel pump, which is a bummer, because I really prefer them :/
So, I read several threads on gas tank mods/auxiliary tanks and found them all helpful, but still have some questions, as I am going a bit of a different route.
I bought a 1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer back in September 2012. It has the original soft plastic bladder tank in the coffin-shaped metal "skid plate". The Jeep sat in a field for a long time, but is in pretty good shape - I drove it home
There is a hole in the skid plate where a previous owner put a stump through it (he also crimped the fuel and brake lines in the process). I need to drop the tank to replace the crimped fuel and brake lines. While I'm at it, the plan is to replace the tank and potentially the sending unit while I'm at it. I don't necessarily trust them, and they were sitting in ethanol for <5 years untouched.
Here is what I want to do:
I want to put a +- 20 gallon tank back where the old one was. The only after market tanks I'm finding for 1990 JGWs are 15 gallons, which is pitiful in a vehicle that gets this kind of mileage. Now, since the fuel pump is mechanical and sits on the side of the engine, and the engine is carbureted, not fuel injected, so there are no baffles in the tank, all I need is a 20 gallon container that will fit in the space with a sending unit that will work. I'm currently looking at the plastic 21 gallon coffin shaped gas tanks from MTS that fit in 70s Wagoneers: http://www.mtscompany.com/J-truck.htm
Do you think this would work?
The plan would be to fabricate a skid plate for it.
Also, I want to use this vehicle for overlanding - 4" BJs spring lift with 31"s - so I want good fuel capacity. Here is what I am thinking for that:
Get rid of the under the vehicle spare carrier, and mount an auxiliary tank there. I'm thinking of going this route: http://www.aerotanks.com/inventory/1924.html
What is the easiest way to run an auxiliary tank? What are my options? I can think of several, but am curious what you guys have come up with.
I can't think of any way to do it with just a mechanical fuel pump, which is a bummer, because I really prefer them :/
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