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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 04:58 AM
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Fuel Cell Mounting

I am going to put a 16 gallon fuel cell in my car. I was considering mounting it in the rear "luggage well". Please post pics. Please do not tell me to use the search, I have...there is hardly anything on this subject that is relevant other than some people telling you to use the search. Also, if you do not have a fuel cell or have not mounted one in a thirdgen fbody, please do not post. I do not want to sound rude, I just do not want to have this flooded with uneducated opinions. Thanks in advance.
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

Just for note, if you do a trunk mounted cell you will have to build a "firewall" that divides the entire back end of the car off from the passenger compartment.

I personally have never done a fuel cell in a vehicle that still had stock type flooring/trunk.
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

Here's how we mounted an eight gallon fuel cell in the race car:

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Shagwell is right though, you need to seperate the rear portion from the passenger compartment:

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Hope this helps.
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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1badrZ's car
http://jweltonbrown.pho.to/albums/ge...im_f/index.htm
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

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Good looking guy in picture 13. Thanks for posting Kevin. By the way it is a 12 gallon underneath there.

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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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Good looking guy in picture 13. Thanks for posting Kevin. By the way it is a 12 gallon underneath there.
Never noticed that. Creepy as hell.
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

Awesome guys...thanks so much, this is what I was looking for. I really appreciate it!
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 01:35 AM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

here is how i did mine, if your interested.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 06:02 AM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

why not just get a stock tank and sump it?
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

Some pretty goos ideas.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

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why not just get a stock tank and sump it?
Some people just want a fuel cell I guess.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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ed quay makes a nice setup for our cars take a look give ya some ideas
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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Re: Fuel Cell Mounting

Originally Posted by jg04222
why not just get a stock tank and sump it?

Depends on a lot of things. For starters, it's not an easy job to get done properly on these cars, and line routing can be an absolute PITA. A lot of racers would preffer not to carry so much fuel(weight + safety), and only running a few gallons in the bottom of a stock tank could easily result in starvation.
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