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corvette
rice boy
Joined: 23 Jul 2002
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 Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 11:39 pm Post subject: fuel tank |
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how can i move this to either the bottom of the boot or underneath the car
i would prefere it underneath the car i wanna put a bangin sound system in it and i dont want the fuel tank in there |
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GEm1ma has xplod gea
tinkerer
Joined: 08 May 2002
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| Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: fuel tank |
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can't cause the chassis would need cutting into, u have 2 gewt a ford tank , there is a post about it in R&D
chris... |
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PhilC
tinkerer
Joined: 02 Apr 2002
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| Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:01 am Post subject: Re: fuel tank |
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| There's a workshop article about putting in a drop tank |
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Gold TX Sleeper
backyard mechanic
Joined: 05 Feb 2002
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| Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2002 3:06 am Post subject: Re: Weight distribution |
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If anyone here has completed this mod, how did your car go as far as handling ? I assume that the tank in the standard position would be there for some sort of overall balance in the handling of the Gemini, but i have read a few times that Gems are slightly front biased in weight eg; 60/40 front/rear. Would this mod actually improve the overall ratio to a more handling friendy ratio like 50/50 ?
Anyone with any input on this ?
Cheers,
Jasyn... |
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TXcoupe
petrol head
Joined: 05 Oct 2001
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| Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2002 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Weight distribution |
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it would help with cornering. the fuel take were it has tends to have more momentuim when going round corners and can easily cause the car to roll
but if the tank is lower this effect is reduced - the tank is the highest part of the car |
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Gold TX Sleeper
backyard mechanic
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| Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2002 10:57 pm Post subject: Re: Weight distribution |
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| Sounds logical, is there anyone here that can give all of us an idea of how thier handling characteristics changed after this mod ? |
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