Fuel Tank Fittings

[DJWalker]

Quick question about the standard Factory Five fuel tank. Is this fastened into the car at all, or does it just sit in place? There doesn't seem to be anything in my manual about securing it, but that doesn't seem very safe.

I'm probably going to have to get a custom built one anyway, but would like to understand how the standard one should fit.

[blomb11]

No I didn’t have any brackets for the FFR fuel cell. It doesn’t get sandwiched in between the frame and the interior firewall. I added some weather stripping to be between the tank and the frame which seems to help with vibrations.

[lpmagruder]

It's bolted in a few places, two at the bottom for sure and I think also 2 at the top but it's been a while so I'm not 100% remembering.

I'm really not a fan of the tank the kit comes with, for a variety of reasons. Boyd makes a replacement tank that looks pretty nice.

[lpmagruder]

I guess I should add that I have an early kit, which doesn't have the firewall and tank modification that gives the driver more leg room. Maybe they changed the mounting on later kits.

[lance corsi]

I had Boyd Welding make a 12 gallon tank for me that is located in the “V” in front of the forward bulkhead, where some people put their battery, then moved my battery to the rear.