Re:WTB: Escort Mk2 Fuel tank
2013/03/28 04:40:40
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I guess you are refering to the alloy tanks that sit up behind the rear bulkhead on a platform, with a curved cutout to allow for the spare wheel to lie flat on the boot floor. Fuel filler is usually in a bowl mounted on the upper boot opening flange near the RH hinge. Every 2nd Escort in Classic Ford/Retro Ford magazines has one of these it seems. Some people just mount a fuel cell in the middle of the boot floor and lose a lot of luggage space. Another option if you're flush with funds is the mk2 RS plastic tank which replaces your current side tank with a wider plastic tank, about 68lt capacity and uses the same side filler. These are fairly rare and need to be imported S/H from Europe, usually sourced off ebay although there are a few in Australia which occasionally come up for sale. These usually cost over a grand though! People have also successfully welded in a 'widening' band into the standard side tank after cutting it in half, and also found an appropriate sized & shaped tanks out of other cars and mounted these behind rear bulkhead - lots of options.
rgds,
SFE
ps: check your pm's