Rusty fuel tank...fuel cell conversion?

[Big Kas]

Wondering if anyone has any experience or advice on fitting a fuel cell into their boot?

Looking into it as a cost effective solution. My original fuel tank is pretty rusted and I would like to change it however its a massive job taking it out and second hand tanks seem to be as rusty as what mine is now.

Car is a 1993 JDM WRX 127k miles.

[Neil97rs]

I would of thought the cost of a cell and relocation of all the piping will out weight the £190 or do cost for a new tank

[Big Kas]

Originally Posted by Neil97rs

I would of thought the cost of a cell and relocation of all the piping will out weight the £190 or do cost for a new tank

I think the bit which scares me is the labour costs. Fitting a fuel cell I would do the work myself and just leave the old tank in and disconnect everything from it with minimum time spent under the car. To replace with a new original tank I would send it into someone as I dont like working under cars for long periods without a ramp.

[scooby doo]

Fuel tanks are not to hard to remove on these,

[Big Kas]

Originally Posted by scooby doo

Fuel tanks are not to hard to remove on these,

From what I've read and seen it involves removing nearly the entire rear assembly, including the suspension, rear diff and rear brace. That's a lot of rusty bolts to tackle and not something I want to do on my driveway lol

[555_Si]

Trouble with fuel cell in boot is you are moving weight ip higher and further back.

Unless you’re endurance racing most race tanks are smaller capacity, fuel lines are run in car and you need to out a sealed firewall in place.

I was looking at escort mk1/2 boot mounted fuel cells a while back. Wondered if they would fit if still running spare wheel well.

Original tank would still need removing if using a cell.