From here: http://www.geocities.com/citroen4x4/
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Oct. 27, 2008 6:51 a.m. Jay HalfDork
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Oct. 27, 2008 9:17 a.m. 924guy HalfDork
combustion driven ejector seat??
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Oct. 27, 2008 9:19 a.m. EastCoastMojo HalfDork
How do you get out of that truck? I don't see any door handles.
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Oct. 27, 2008 9:21 a.m. ignorant SuperDork
sitting on a gas tank? So common. Ever owned an old jeep or old pickup truck?
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Oct. 27, 2008 9:40 a.m. GameboyRMH Dork
I didn't even see the fuel tank at first, those look like deck chairs
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Oct. 27, 2008 11:43 a.m. NYG95GA Dork
Yep. Deck chairs on top of the gas tank.. Man, they really knew how to build 'em "back in the day".
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Oct. 27, 2008 2:56 p.m. ncjay New Reader
I know old Ford pickups have the tank right behind the seats. That makes me nervous enough. Riding around on top of several gallons of highly flammable liquid would definitely make me drive reeaal carefully.
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Oct. 27, 2008 3:18 p.m. rob_lewis Dork
My mom had the money to buy a used Tiger back in the day. She was a sports car nut (still is) and really wanted it. Her parents wouldn't let her because the gas tank was behind the dash?
-Rob
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Oct. 27, 2008 3:37 p.m. ignorant SuperDork
all WWII jeeps and Cj2's/Cj3's and early cj5's had the gas tank under the seat.
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Oct. 27, 2008 3:42 p.m. wreckerboy SuperDork
In many open wheel racecars the driver's backrest is the fuel tank. Talk to me after you've sat for 20 minutes on the grid in a slightly overfilled Caldwell D-13 on a sunny day.
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Oct. 27, 2008 4:36 p.m. foxtrapper SuperDork
Shrug. I routinely stuff a can of gas between my legs and take off on the road. Sometimes I put a bigger can behind my head. Sometimes I put one on my lap.
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Oct. 27, 2008 6:51 p.m. Volksroddin Reader
the Honda Fit? domt you sit on the gas tank in those?
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Oct. 27, 2008 8:54 p.m. stuart in mn Dork
The car in the picture is a 4 wheel drive Citroen 2CV - they're pretty amazing cars, with one engine in the front and a second one in the rear.
As mentioned, plenty of old trucks had the gas tank right behind the seat, like my '66 F100. Model Ts had the gas tank under the seat, Model As had them behind the dashboard.
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Oct. 27, 2008 9:07 p.m. Tommy Suddard
rob_lewis wrote:
My mom had the money to buy a used Tiger back in the day. She was a sports car nut (still is) and really wanted it. Her parents wouldn't let her because the gas tank was behind the dash?
-Rob
On our Tiger, there is a gas tank in each rear quarter panel.
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Oct. 28, 2008 5:14 a.m. foxtrapper SuperDork
4 wheel drive 2CV eh?
NOT.
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Oct. 28, 2008 8:10 a.m. Jensenman SuperDork
Heck, old VW Beetles and 914 Porsches have the fuel tank sideways right in front of the passenger compartment. The later Beetles had a metal bulkhead behind the instruments so fuel wouldn't come through in the event of a crash, the older ones had a cardboard cover.
The b-i-l's 510 has the fuel tank above the rear axle and between the wheels which is a good place IMHO. BUT! the only thing between you and the fuel tank is the rear seat backrest cushion. Oh, and a V shaped stamped steel 'web' that reinforces the body shell.
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Oct. 28, 2008 8:29 a.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
Jman-You arent going to mention the spitfires gas tank that sits behind a nice vinyl panel? (a foot or so behind the driver?
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Oct. 28, 2008 8:40 a.m. Jensenman SuperDork
I guess I should mention that one as well.
I made an aluminum piece for mine just in case. The J-H has the tank in the same place as a Spit or a Dime but has a full width metal bulkhead, obviously bulit to a different safety standard. Weird thing: the '74 J-H has the bulkhead, the '80 Spitfire does not. I guess both of them passed the crash standards of the time.
Old Toyota Corolla wagons had the fuel tank inside the right rear fender and there was only the interior panel sealing it off. AFAIK it wasn't until the mid to late '70's that sealing the fuel tank off from the passenger compartment became widespread.
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Oct. 28, 2008 8:47 a.m. stuart in mn Dork
foxtrapper wrote:
4 wheel drive 2CV eh?
NOT.
Did you click on the link in the original post? http://www.geocities.com/citroen4x4/
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Oct. 28, 2008 9:14 a.m. grinch77 New Reader
wreckerboy wrote:
In many open wheel racecars the driver's backrest is the fuel tank. Talk to me after you've sat for 20 minutes on the grid in a slightly overfilled Caldwell D-13 on a sunny day.
nothing better than the feeling of race fuel running down your back...
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Oct. 28, 2008 11:47 a.m. wreckerboy SuperDork
grinch77 wrote:
wreckerboy wrote:
In many open wheel racecars the driver's backrest is the fuel tank. Talk to me after you've sat for 20 minutes on the grid in a slightly overfilled Caldwell D-13 on a sunny day.
nothing better than the feeling of race fuel running down your back...
Just keep telling yourself "it's good for your skin, it's good for your skin, opens those pores right up..."
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Oct. 28, 2008 12:13 p.m. seann Reader
my first thought was it would be cool to recreate this with a beetle so I googled twin engine beetle, I found this but it is not exactly what I was thinking: http://jalopnik.com/5061499/nice-price-or-crack-pipe-twin+engine-twin+shifter-subu...
Also something came up about the fittipaldi brothers building a twin Porsche engined racing beetle in 67 but all I can find is one picture really.
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Oct. 28, 2008 12:51 p.m. shuttlepilot New Reader
seann wrote:
my first thought was it would be cool to recreate this with a beetle so I googled twin engine beetle, I found this but it is not exactly what I was thinking: http://jalopnik.com/5061499/nice-price-or-crack-pipe-twin+engine-twin+shifter-subu...
Also something came up about the fittipaldi brothers building a twin Porsche engined racing beetle in 67 but all I can find is one picture really.
that looks like a Pacer
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Oct. 28, 2008 2:43 p.m. seann Reader
seann wrote:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3379213my first thought was it would be cool to recreate this with a beetle so I googled twin engine beetle, I found this but it is not exactly what I was thinking: http://jalopnik.com/5061499/nice-price-or-crack-pipe-twin+engine-twin+shifter-subu...
Also something came up about the fittipaldi brothers building a twin Porsche engined racing beetle in 67 but all I can find is one picture really.
I guess it was two flat fours midmounted with one transmission.
