[DeTomaso] Extra Fuel Tank?

[adin at frontier.net]

Lots of formula cars had fuel tanks fashioned into seats, and cradles  
that enveloped the driver.

Never appealed much to me somehow.



Quoting MikeLDrew at aol.com:

>
> In a message dated 8/23/07 19 41 39, cuvee at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
>
>> Why would you want the fuel so close to your nuts?
>>
>
> Putting the gas tank *inside* the cockpit seems about as dumb an idea as I've
> ever heard, from a safety point of view, and also from a
> gas-fumes-in-the-cockpit point of view.
>
> What's to be gained, anyway?   The total volume of gas that you could carry
> in the cockpit would be incredibly small.   If you want to get creative with
> metalwork, you can cut away the floor of the front trunk and sink an  
>  irregularly
> shaped fuel tank in there.   It's both functional and safe.   Patrick Hals'
> Gr4 car is set up that way, and it's an elegant thing.
>
> Having said that, realistically for a street-driven car there's nothing wrong
> with the stock tank setup.
>
>    Mounting a fuel cell atop the transaxle puts a bunch of weight exactly
> where you don't want it--high, and well to the rear.   Another bad idea IMHO.
>
> Mike
>
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