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i.thomson
United Kingdom
408 Posts |
 Posted - 24/11/2013 : 11:10:45
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Can some kind person please measure the position of the fuel outlet pipes on the top of the J2 tank for me. The only any indication I have found so far is on the Dutch website, great site guys by the way, but it has not got the dimensions I need. I am about to drill the holes for them and need to know where. From a quick check of photos I have of various cars I suspect that there is quite a variation but I want to avoid as far as possible the problems of getting the very tight pigtail bends looking something like right. To that end a measurement of the distance apart of the two outlets and the distance from the tap itself would be helpful. I would also be interested in the diameter of the bends on the pipes 'though I expect that there is a wide variation out there.
Regards
Ian Thomson |
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3237 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2013 : 11:51:39
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Hi Ian
Just measured the tank on the L2, it is a new one made by Steve Gilbert.
The measurements are:-
Filler - centre 2 inches from the offside edge of tank
Tap - centre is 7 inches from offside edge of tank
Fuel feeds - 1 5/8 inches from the centre for tap
I expect there will be variations on the theme!!
Hope this helps
George
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MG Maverick
United Kingdom
1045 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2013 : 12:08:11
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If you have no luck in the interim, my J2 from Cyprus still has its original tank ( apparently its the early type ), its on the high seas at the moment, eta around one month ( ie. Christmas ).
Chris ( J2353 )
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Drolshagen
Germany
669 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2013 : 12:42:27
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Hi Ian,
have look in " Octagon Heaven " under
Documents downloads................
there are J2 tank drawings with demensions in.
Cheers
Carl
J2 4362
L2 2036
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1722 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2013 : 13:29:27
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J3485...
Cheers
P
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tholden
United Kingdom
1638 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2013 : 14:38:41
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Just checked 3 original J2 tanks and Georges dimensions are correct except I make the fuel filler one a little different at 2 1/8 inch from edge of tank to centre of filler.
TH |
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i.thomson
United Kingdom
408 Posts |
Posted - 25/11/2013 : 11:33:52
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Thanks to all of you. I might have a chance of getting them all in the right place now. As an extra question: does anybody know whether the "pigtails" turn sharp left/right on coming out of the tank before going into the "big" bend or whether they have only one bend as in the picture above. It would be useful to know what was original as I have seen both. Certainly the single bend, as above, is the easiest to form.
Regards
Ian Thomson |
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tholden
United Kingdom
1638 Posts |
Posted - 25/11/2013 : 15:06:33
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Ian attached picture is of an original and it is the same as the ones on Peters tank. However I have seen many cars over the years where the pipe bends just after the nut on the tank and then curves round to the tap connection. I personally think the latter is neater but believe both arrangements to be original. Probably depended who was bending them on the day !
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i.thomson
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/11/2013 : 16:47:15
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Thanks Terry. I tried to make the other sort but found the bend as it leaves the tank to be a little too tight if it is to look reasonable. I expect I could achieve it eventually but it may need a lot of piping before I got it right. The one you illustrate is certainly the easiest to form and is probably what I will use.
Regards
Ian Thomson |
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