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Re: Finally seen the engineer

Thu, 20 January 2005 14:07

Major Clod wrote on Thu, 20 January 2005 22:36

fade-e wrote on Thu, 20 January 2005 00:39

with the boot surge tank and fuel pump location all that is legally required is that the boot area be sealed off from the cabin by a piece of metal only, that way if there is a leak or explosion then it wont get into the cabin as the metal is not flamable and therefore wont get into the cabin. i know it still can but that is the only requirement, therefore it does not need to be boxed off on its own and vented

So... on my RA23 when I take off my back seats and the sound deadening, you can easily see the fuel tank, there is only a couple of braces going across. Would this mean I'd need to weld a plate over these holes to seal off my boot completely for my fuel setup?

thats what i said to him! i told him that the original is behind the seat and only a piece of wood covers it from the actual seat... he said to that the the tank is far from any possibal coliision points, ie, if hit from the rear or sides there is no way in hell that it would reach the fuel tank, also cause it is bolted to the strut bracket then it is very firmly held in place. further to that the fuel lines go down and under the car so if anything were to happen it would more than likely be under the car and therefore still out of the cabin area and that is why it is fine... but with the surge cause the lines are still within the boot it would have nowhere to go,eg, if the lift pump blew then the full force would remain with in the boot and thats why he wants a metal piece/sheild between the back seat and the boot. it is more likely that the metal sheild would buckle from heat rather than catch on fire and burn everything else, also that extra seconds you gain before it does actually get into the cabin allows you to either get out of the car and run or even give that extra bit of time to grab the fire extinguisher... and thats why he wants a metal sheild... he said it can be any metal wether steel, milkd steel, iron, alluminium or whatever just as a baracade

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