Guest 240Z_72 Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 My '76 has a fuel cell in a steel box welded into my spare tire carrier. What can I do to make this thing safe to drive on the street? I keep having visions of me being covered in fuel if I ever crash. Surely it's not even legal is it??? -Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 Couple of things you could do to help... I'd take more diamond plated steel and make a hinged lid that latches down for it, which would assist in stopping the splash effect. If you have a cage in the car you could get a few additional braces run back to the rear bumper shock points all the way back at the tail lites. Then you could run a large tube horizontally between the box and the tailight panel. As to the legality, depends on your state. I had something similar in my last Z, but had it mounted below the surface of the deck and had a trap door panel that made it external to the car. Nice, except fumes from filling the car up caused the exhaust to catch fire under and Surrounding the cell ... Fortunately the car didn't light off and kill me in the process... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I had something similar in my last Z' date=' but had it mounted below the surface of the deck and had a trap door panel that made it external to the car. Nice, except fumes from filling the car up caused the exhaust to catch fire under and Surrounding the cell ... Fortunately the car didn't light off and kill me in the process... Mike[/quote'] Mike, You seem to have a few "stories like this ? ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Doug Let's just say I've lived an eventfull life! Cats have Nine lives... This CAT has 100... and I"m running through them FAST! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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