I am planning on putting a fuel cell in the back of the 110 instead of carrying over the D90's smallish poly tank. Any thoughts on this?

Eyeballing it, looks like the tank can be about 22x20x12 (somewhere between the 15 and 20 gallon tank range), and fit between the frame rails in back, be flush with the bottom edge of the frame rails, and not interfere with the rear axle. Most of the commercially avail. cells have center top mounted caps. This may be difficult for me with the hicap bed (although I could cut a small access panel into the bed). How about senders for the gauge. I can use the stock gauge (anyone know what the specs for the stock sender are?), or get a new gauge, and the appropriate sender.

Thanks for the help,

Blister

I got mine from RCI...Aluminum, powdercoated, 0-90ohm sender. You can buy any filler neck combo avaliable...22.5deg's...45deg etc. Personally I would do the access pannel....

0-90ohm sender should cover ANY guage out there...However stranger things have happend.
One thing about the low-range cells is that you should go steel or aluminum...IF the tank will see any sun at all...Sounds like it won't so a nice poly tank should be cheap and easy. The other reason I bring this up is since your rig will see significant highway miles, it's a good idea to get a tank that won't rupture upon impact from the rear (internal blader and metal housing). I'm not worried about mine (single wall) in the location that it sits now....But if it were a "daily" driver....?

--D

Bill,

You and I are at similar stages in our truck's progression.

I had a custom center-mounted tank made last week that will hold about 36 gallons and cost me $475. No filler, sender doors, etc...just the tank. We'll figure out the rest later.

I am also going to have a second tank mounted in the stock location and was thinking of getting a stainless tank made by the Forever for Rover guy (I think that's his name), but I can get a steel one made locally for less $ and to my own spec.

I'll have the lower plate made thicker than normal, and probably be able to squeeze in a gallon or two more than stock, but basically I am going to be stuck with the stock dimensions.

If I were you, I would really think about using a stock 110 tank or maybe even a LWB RR tank (I think it'll fit in there).

The only fuel cell experience I have is with the bob-tailed RR and his is mounted inside an enclosed space. The truck reeks of fuel with the windows shut and I personally think he made a mistake with the mounting.

I'm curious why you want to go the fuel cell route rather than just a regular tank. Maybe I'm just cheap and lazy and don't want to do a cell.

FWIW, we use VDO senders and guages and the fuel guage is the most accurate one in the Serious One.

I'll shoot a pic of the tank this evening and e-mail it to you.

I've been doing wiring lately so it's been nice and clean and quiet. Actually kind of relaxing.

Later,

Michael

RR tank will not fit a D110 frame . . . or at least it won't fit my d110 frame.

Ron

Blister,
I bought an "Explosion Proof" 110 Pickup tank from Rovers Down South when I got my 110 frame. It's a new tank stuffed with aluminum mesh, probably reduces capacity by a gallon or so. It was built by some outfit in N. Ireland. Also the price was right, less than a standard tank. It use's the same fuel pump and sending unit as a standard 110 tank.
Please post more photo's as the HiCap progresses.
Mike
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