fuel cell questions

[76ROVER]

anyone fabbed thier own fuel cell? good way to save money? or dangerous?

[DieLucas!]

You know how expensive fuel-cells are, right?

[Serious One]

I think you can buy blueprints for like $5 out of the back of Popular Science. Last time I saw them they were right next to the hovercraft and autogyro ads.

[Simon]

Yeh, but then I hear tell a crewcab Ford/Chevy/Dodge pickup with a gemtop canopy (or even a custom chuckwagon box) is hella cheaper than building a rover ice cream truck!!

Simon

[Old Scout]

Check out Marine tanks:
http://www.tempoproducts.com/belowtank2.html

All sorts of sizes.

[76ROVER]

if they are so cheap then you can buy me one
I would rather make my own

[lwg]

Here is some at Summit Racing . Not too bad a price.

[Old Scout]

Originally Posted by 76ROVER

if they are so cheap then you can buy me one
I would rather make my own

Time is money, My price on this 18 gallon with sender is a whopping 68.00!

[pendy]

Silly newby.

Sorry if I stirred all the newbies up to give you problems OS. That is a great source of fuel tanks you showed us. How do you get such good prices on these fuel cells. And where can we buy them direct.
I have not seen these at my local ACE hardware, who is a listed vendor.

In awe of our amazing moderators shopping skills
Jim Pendleton

[Old Scout]

Jim I have a wholesale account at WEST MARINE. With eight boats in the family it's kind of a necessary.

[pendy]

Looks like the answer to my shipfitters desease.

JP

[TheTonka]

I was going to build a fuel cell because of cost and odd size. By the time I priced the sending unit, fittings, filler, foam, material(including baffles) the price was over $200. I got a really nice aluminum 21 gallon fuel cell from Summit with Foam and sending unit shipped to my door for less than $300.

My dad also looked into it. For his wagon it would have been even more to make. He found a shop that built him a really nice 35 gallon tank that fit like a dream for $250.

Time is money, and as has been said on this board before, its cheaper to do it right the first time than to do it twice.

[76ROVER]

thats more like it Old Scout thanks

[androbus]

Originally Posted by Old Scout

Jim I have a wholesale account at WEST MARINE. With eight boats in the family it's kind of a necessary.

Adam, OS is right West Marine is essential for many things!

I picked up a 26 gallon aluminum tank
think this one:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...roductId=19934

The length is just under the width between the fender-wells in back of a series or defender!
...just need to cut off those two bolt-down brackets, and come up with a different cradle mount, I am planning on placing fuel-proof closed call foam between it and sides/bottom of rear tun for bit of shock relief.
if your tig welding skills are up to it, I'd say go ahead, but from what I have heard, it is hard to weld up a good safe fuel-cell/tank with arc/mig/gas...unless you are really goooooooooooooooooooooood! ymmv.

paul