GR8XR6 ANGEL EYES Silver Donating Members 1,683 Member For: 16y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: SE Suburbs, Melbourne Posted 07/05/09 12:03 AM Share Posted 07/05/09 12:03 AM (edited) Stainless polished surge tank including fittings/hose/clamps speedflow adapter and a speedflow barb fitting to suit Custom Surge tank for BA/BF maybe other models $405 for tank and fittings $610 for tank fittings and bosch 044 * Professionally tig welded from 316 Stainless Steel. * Hand polished to a shine. * Holds approx 2ltrs of fuel. * Mounting brackets pre drilled for easy bolt on installation to chassis. * Quality Fuel Pump brackets and bolts to ensure pump is secure. * Kit comes with, 1/2" barbed Speedflow fittings to screw to the inlet and outlet of the Bosch 044 Fuel Pump, hose and clamps to connect to tank and all that is required to complete installation is rubber piping and clamps to connect to original fuel lines plus postage Need a minimum of 10 for this group buy may get them cheaper again if we have 20 or so orders Here are some pics of the prototype surge tank. There maybe some refinements to final version. Will have other pics up soon of speedflow adaptors and fittings and installed pics [attachment=45532:100_0013.JPG] [attachment=45533:100_0015.JPG] [attachment=45645:fuel_sys_0922.jpg] Group buy valid until the end of May 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PM me for bank details Darren Edited 07/05/09 01:15 AM by tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8XR6 ANGEL EYES Silver Donating Members 1,683 Member For: 16y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: SE Suburbs, Melbourne Posted 07/05/09 10:34 AM Author Share Posted 07/05/09 10:34 AM Thanks to Mat & the guys at HPF for doing the install so quickly. Hardly notice the humming of the pump also! Also the tank will come with rubber to go around the pump. It's a shame you can't see the polished tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 5m 26d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 07/05/09 11:02 AM Share Posted 07/05/09 11:02 AM Another very well priced item for what it is. Is it baffled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler6 Member 417 Member For: 17y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: VIC Posted 07/05/09 11:17 AM Share Posted 07/05/09 11:17 AM Where abouts do you mount this? Near the fuel rails like other sponsor versions or at the rear of the car?? Trying to decide which surge tank to get, this seems fairly cheap compared to the others available.... Who makes this tank? Does it come with rubber hoses to keep the noise down too? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8XR6 ANGEL EYES Silver Donating Members 1,683 Member For: 16y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: SE Suburbs, Melbourne Posted 07/05/09 12:43 PM Author Share Posted 07/05/09 12:43 PM Surge tank is rear mount near the fuel rails. Made locally in VIC so spend your stimulus money here and support local business. Surge tank is baffled too! Comes with hosing and speedflow fittings from tank to pump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 6d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 07/05/09 01:54 PM Share Posted 07/05/09 01:54 PM how long will it run for and how long are you giving everyone to get on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8XR6 ANGEL EYES Silver Donating Members 1,683 Member For: 16y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: SE Suburbs, Melbourne Posted 07/05/09 02:24 PM Author Share Posted 07/05/09 02:24 PM Senna as soon as I get ten then I'll get the money and place the order. If we do not hit ten by the end of may then I'll see what I can do with supplier. With the amount of interest in the ideas for group buy I would hope we should hit ten easy! The sooner I get confirmations and deposits the sooner people get there product. Turnaround for orders is around 1-2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 6d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 07/05/09 02:39 PM Share Posted 07/05/09 02:39 PM I'm interested but i won't put my name on the list just yet. There have been some concerns about the quality of welding on this tank, (this doesn't bother me as my father in law is a stainless and aluminium welder) do you have any close up pictures of the welds? Also, is there only one mounting point? How solid is it when mounted? The main reason for the questions is that fuel supply is something to be taken very seriously, if it is not totally secure i would be concerned about having this thing coming loose in an accident! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 07/05/09 08:35 PM Share Posted 07/05/09 08:35 PM I too am also concerned about the mounting point of the unit. It appears that it is supporteed by one horizontal point, that has no vertical bracing where it is welded to the pot. I can only assume that the pot would weigh in excess of 3Kg when full and I am concerned that this mount would be insufficient and would fatigue due to the weight and vibration and eventually break. I am interested in the group buy, but I would like this matter resolved before I will commit. Regards Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggzy Member 3 Member For: 16y 7m 26d Posted 07/05/09 10:57 PM Share Posted 07/05/09 10:57 PM Hi Guys, I am the builder of these tanks, I own a custom fabrication business in Ballarat Victoria and I am a qualified welder and sheetmetal worker. I posted up deails of my busiess and photos on here last night for you all, but the moderating team deleted it all, and told me Im not allowed to advertise on here so its gone. Any how, tanks are fully Stainless Tig welded and the welding is as good as it gets. I dont ever clean up any of my welds with a grinder or flap disc as this weakens the joint, gives a faulse impression on weld quality and reduces weld bead strength. The mounting bracket is made from 3mm solid bar and has bracing on either side as shown. Its also double welded both sides to the ensure strength, even in an accident. I have included some close up photos of the welding and bracket. If I can be of any more help let me know. Cheers, Nathan.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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