[DeTomaso] Extra Fuel Tank?

[Kirby Schrader]

There's one that you lean your elbow on.
And there's another that the passenger leans his elbow on.

Effectively? In the cockpit.


On 23 Aug 2007, at 9:50 PM, Steve Hawkins wrote:

> Where the gas tank on a GT40?
>
> Steve
>
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>
> 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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