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The DROPTANK thread

Started by LXCHEV , Aug 11 2008 03:30 PM

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#1 LXCHEV

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 03:30 PM

Ok, how about a thread dedicated to... ummmm... "rear end" shots!! That's right folks, post up all your sexy photos of those gleaming drop tanks! What have you got to offer - straps or no straps? Polished or painted? Big or small..... bring em on...

Here's some of mine to get the ball rolling:

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#2 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 03:36 PM

definately a nice bum! haha

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#3 MRLXSS

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 03:47 PM

mmmm yummy!

Here are some of mine...

First The Old Painted one

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Now the sexier Polished one!

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#4 LXCHEV

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 04:23 PM

Taken from www.litre8.com - Howard's car that was a huge inspiration to me as a young bloke!

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And of course the famous drop tank article from the good old days of Torana magazines...

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#5 _noslx_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 04:24 PM

heres mine

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#6 _AGGRO_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 04:47 PM

here is mine, its like Brett's and Litre8's 120L alloy strapless one. Both clean and unclean

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#7 fatslr

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 06:34 PM

Here's mine strapped up looking the goods geez i miss it at the moment but i dont miss cleaning it

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#8 _UDLOSE_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 06:38 PM

here's mine
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#9 _ChevLX_77_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 07:21 PM

Heres my old one

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pulled it off about a year ago.

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#10 Tiny

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 08:52 PM

BEFORE: - Notice the old numberplates! Wasnt i asking for trouble!!

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During Install: - Brown davis 120Lt drop tank - baffled and surge tank installed -8 inlet and outlet lines!
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Action Photo:

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I like it! Much better than the before photo i reckon

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#11 _ronaldoredsox_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 08:55 PM

Here's mine. She (the tank) is gone now.

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#12 _HatchmanSS76_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 09:04 PM

Not in the same mould as the 120lt jobs but it was custom made and did sit lower than a std tank so I'll put it in.

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#13 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 09:11 PM

now thats mad side ways action! AWSOME SHOT!

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#14 RIM-010

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 09:19 PM

Come on Rob, show us the rest of the sequence

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#15 _V8Hatch_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 09:27 PM

Gee this rear needs to be dropped............

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#16 RIM-010

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 09:29 PM

and spoilered...

Strapless is definitely the go.

Tim

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#17 _V8Hatch_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 09:37 PM

I have the spoiler to put on but i'm still not sure if i like it better with or without.

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#18 _SS Hatchback_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 09:49 PM

Here is my tank , painted straps

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#19 _2wild4u_

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 12:04 AM

about the only pic of the rear that i have
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#20 MRLXSS

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 08:17 AM

TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH. Great thread!!!!

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#21 mr5000

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 10:16 AM

never realised it before but i dont like the look of the strapless drop tanks ill be getting straps for sure

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#22 _jake_

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 12:01 PM

never realised it before but i dont like the look of the strapless drop tanks ill be getting straps for sure

ditto, the straps with a bit of rubber around them kinda breaks it up i guess.

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#23 _HRV74_

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Posted 13 August 2008 - 12:27 AM

A little different, but still good for 100 litres and enough room for 3" pipes to squeeze through. Engineer certified, which is one less thing to worry about.....

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#24 Tiny

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Posted 13 August 2008 - 07:16 PM

I think is some states tanks with straps may be illegal!? I dont really know though!

I Like my tank, It's built well and the welding work by Brown Davis is second to none!

UNVSM8: Thanks mate! That shot was on the Eastern Creek Skid pan.. and if only i could have controlled it

that day was MILES of fun.. learnt HEAPS and definitely got better at controlling the beast!

I'll have to find and upload some more photos.. though i did have an animated .gif as my Avatar of that shot a while ago

Oh and as matt sid.. TOUGH thread! Loving these pictures everyone!!

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#25 Litre8

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Posted 13 August 2008 - 07:44 PM

Some one told me a while that with strap tanks (where the straps are exposed, not recessed) you may have trouble running in any regulated track events (I guess in case you thump a curb or the like and it tears the straps then the tank will part company with the car?) I don't know whether this was/is true or not.