Bio-Diesel H1

[phazer42]

I don't know if they are made anymore.... you might wanna give Predator a call and see if they made them anymore or see if someone will fab some up for ya.... shouldn't be to bad of a job...

[pdxhummerguy]

Originally Posted by phazer42

I don't know if they are made anymore.... you might wanna give Predator a call and see if they made them anymore or see if someone will fab some up for ya.... shouldn't be to bad of a job...

I am a fearful of doing anything through predator based on my own experience and stories I have heard. I am just trying to get some direction as to possibly where to start looking for these or how exactly they mount and or how they function.

[phazer42]

well... in that case if you don't have a fabricator that you can trust... get ahold of Travis at Rubber Duck 4x4 as he does very good work.

Basically they would bolt in through your body, or depending on how you have it, you would have a bracket system that would hold it into place. There would then be a filler point that would be near the top of you fender for obvious reasons. The one truck that I saw with this had the filler between the tail light and the marker light. Looked actually pretty good, he just had a silver filler cap on it and it blended in very well....

There are some guys on the HML that could probably get you some pictures, and I sure Travis has worked with these in his Hummer past....

[pdxhummerguy]

http://www.humvee.net/pix/tank/amtank.html is this sort of what you all are talking about?

[ssgharkness020147]

Originally Posted by pdxhummerguy

http://www.humvee.net/pix/tank/amtank.html is this sort of what you all are talking about?

That would be the one Scott is talking about. American HUMMER is still in business, I'd give the a call. I've heard good stuff about them.

[pdxhummerguy]

Here is the email response i got from American. I am waiting to hear back.

We only have a couple of the left fender well fuel tanks left. The right fender tank was always a problem and with the new trucks it can't really be done since the auxillary tank filler neck, etc. is now in the way.

The left tank hold about 22 gallons & is rhino lined on the bottom surface. We use a fuel pump that pumps the fuel directly into the main tank with an on/off switch run to the dash. The tank fills from a fuel neck that comes out above the left rear tail light (means cutting a hole in you truck & you only get one chance that it's right). The tank fits in a "cradle" using a bracket on the back edge of the fender well and a bracket on the front edge of the fender well utilizing the rocker panel. Consequently our tank "floats" and is not secured to the underside of the fender well as off-roading would rip up the top of the fender well due to the HUMMER"s flex, especiall right there by the front of the rear fender well.

In the past, Terry has expressed that he really doesn't want to sell a "fender well fuel tank kit" outside our shop as no two HUMMERs are alike and installation is always slightly different & interesting on each HUMMER. Additionally, we get the parts (lines, hoses, etc.) we need as we installed so we never really put a full "kit" together. However, I do have some semblance of instructions, lots of pics, and a semblance of a parts list. In the shop we sell the "kit" for $1,800.00 and it's about a 15 hour installation job.

Additionally, to install the tank, we have to remove the catalyic converter, muffler, & exhaust tail pipe that goes up and over/under the fender well and out the back. We install an AMG Exhaust Pipe with Resonator and an AMG Tailpipe (like on the 92, 93, & HMMWVs). These parts run about $900.00. On the Turbo HUMMERs, there are four distinct advantages to doing this (if you don't have state diesel inspection requirements): 1) It's still all AMG exhaust parts, 2) With the Resonator you still get the "back pressure" to protect the turbo, 3) You will finally hear your Turbo whistle, and 4) You will experience increased HP as you're not loosing power through the Cat, Muffler & miles of Exhaust Pipe.

I would have to talk to Terry again to see if he's willing to sell a tank with whatever additional parts we have in stock, pics, & incomplete parts list and instructions. I know you said you have a fab guy, so maybe that will change Terry's thinking about selling a tank "outside" our shop. Let me know & if you're still interested and if so, I'll talk to Terry for you. Thank you.

[phazer42]

looks like you have a few options, one being their setup or having someone make one.... Personally, I wouldn't want my fuel feed line to be fairly close to an exhaust unless it was properly shielded....

Again, IMHO the best alternative would be one in each wheel well, the one in the left wheel well feeding the aux tank, and the one in the right wheel well feeding the main tank.... the pumping idea is probably the best, but more complex, but it all depends on the design.... feel free to e-mail me if you want to further understand what I am talking about.... phazer42@comcast.net