THANKS SPRUCE
VERY INFORMATIVE i think i may go for an upright tank after seeing your pics . i already had a 350 flat i bought last year of another guy when he upgraded, so theres a 350 flat tank for sale if any ones interested .
by the way where did you have the tank frame made
regards john
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half a day lee
adam keeps telling me i`m past it and he`s the best so he is going to show us ... watch this space .
I didn't have a lower tank frame on his van. I have just used the frame to hold it in place. If I was to redo it, I would weld up a lower frame out of angle iron as it would be easier in the long run.
I did however weld up a frame for my son in laws Transit Connect when we fitted a 500 litre tank into that. I used 40 x 40 x 5mm angle iron as a base with two 25 x 5mm mild steel flat bars bent to the shape of the tank and welded to the angle iron frame.
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=139067.0Sorry, but you can't see the frame in any of the pictures, but it is there.
We did the same to his van as we did to the Peugeot Partner. The front of the tank frame is secured by bolts and spreader plates accessable from inside the cab as with the peugeot. The rear of the tank frame is just behind the diesel tank so were able the secure the tank to the floor with spreader plates underneath as we did with the Peugeot. I again welded a couple of lugs to the side of the frame and used nutserts and bolts to secure these. As with the Peugeot there is a space between the floor and the top of the diesel tank. I put these nutserts on the ridge of the floor which gives a little more clearance for the bolts to protrude a little.
With regard to Son in Laws van, he did make it easier by deciding that he wanted the tank length ways rather than width ways. With both vans space is a problem and a slx22 will only go in the LWB Connect at an angle with the brush folded forward. The only other option was to cut a hole in the bulkhead so the brush handle could protrude into the cabin area above his head.
