Well fellas Im going LPG before the rebate lowers on june 30th
Petrol will be on its way up again and lpg also but still LPG is the
fuel to go for those wanting to turbo with intercooler but without the
complexities of wiring and computers.
I will be going for an intercooled turbo setup afterwards but my main
concern has been to hide the mixer and make the LPG install as clean
as possible.
The tank Ive got a quote for can possibly go down in price if there is
enough of us interested and is manufactured in New Zealand but owner/
designer operates out in QLD Australia.
So far the tank is 780aud delivered and will have a capacity of 53 or 54 litres.
PPI all alloy LPG tanks

They seem expensive but are a work of art
The dimensions I have quoted are
228mm Height
533mm Length
690mm Width

This is to fit under the boot area with wheel-well removed and
replaced with flat plate or straight under vb10 wagons.

The benefits are:

- Weighs less than 50% of steel version
- No change in weight from petrol version
- No reduction in efficiency
- Improved safety due to retention of original OEM handling characteristics
- Up to 50 % gain in volume for same available space.
- Modular Design
- Increase width and length using existing tooling
- Multi tank applications possible
- No ganged cylinders
- Easy shape for mounting straps

Exhaust exit will need thermo tape to make sure there is no heat transfer
otherwise good fit and weight distribution.
Leaf spring shackle bolts will need to be flipped so bolt doesnt protude
into tank. No issue with tightening plenty of space on the outer sides.

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that really is a work of art, I dont drive mine enough to warrant lpg, but would be good on lpg with my extra high compression shaved head and flat top pistons to get the benefit of the octane. that would be ultimate economy well sorted lpg in a 1000, $20 for 500km wouldnt be far off.

nice tanks, but when you can do a whole set up with the traditional style tanks for almost as much as this tank... why bother currently. unless its a wagon, ute or coupe with fold down seat.

You also need to find an alternate place to sotre a spare wheel for legalitys sake, some will aprove with a leak/puncture repair kit for tyres but wont save you with a shreaded tyre or side wall damage.

also remeber they should only take 805 of the claimed capacity, mine is a 62lt tank and only takes 47 useable gas, so 50 odd lt will have as much gas as stock petrol tank but chew it a 1.5 times the rate.

i like $20 for 400km currently but dont drive enough, but then agin, made money from the conversion so technically didnt cost a cent!

Hey D, here is a 72ltr tank in a 1k
http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=19644 i dont think the cost of those tanks would be justifiable based on the poor usable space. but they do look cool.

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I just got off the phone with a few fitters and they charge anywhere from 800-1000 for a tank so this price is even better for what you are getting. It wont beat sourcing your own 100 dollar tank from the wreckers still in date but Im after strictly after weight savings and a compact coversion in my wagon. Also the spare will fit in the boot area behind the rear seat where the tank was on the original sedan and the wagon will have the spare where the back seat was which is no longer there as Ive modded it for a tray and also houses an AGM 8kg battery from a super v8 car throwaway (they usually use them once).

Thanks for the pic of the 1000 conversion if the ppi tank of 307mm height is used there instead it would be up to 40 percent more capacity.
They look good cause they are good.
Unfamilia who did your conversion? as Im thinking of using a factory Nikki LPG carb from a 200B LPG wagon that Ive found recently. Its a double barrel with an L series downdraft bolt up pattern. When I first saw it I couldnt believe it as I thought is was a petrol carb until I spotted the mixer on the firewall.
Ive looked the carb up and they retail for about 430-500USD. So a good score for $35 bucks.