njfl

Has anyone put a fuel tank between the frame rails in place of the spare tire well with a Corvette Correction Chassis?

I'd like to see a couple pictures showing exhaust routing. What fuel capacity were you able to get? Any other complications?

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Frankie the Fink

Maybe Mike Coletta will respond as he's done more with that product line than anybody I know....or you can PM him...

cbernhardt

I designed one to go into the spare tire well with the cutout for the C4 rear end.
Never built it though.

mike coletta

That would work, but I don't know why you would want to do it. You still can't tub the car if you want to use the convertible top, and you're limited with the Corvette Correction chassis for wheel width anyway. If you're going to use your car with the hardtop only, then this is an option.

AZDoug

Why would you want to do this?
it adversely effects the polar moment of inertia, which will make the car not handle as well, and handle differently with a full tank vs an almost empty tank.
Doug

cbernhardt

Why?
I removed the stock tank to make room for a roll cage.
With 2.5" rear flares I have room for 325/50R15 MT drag radials in the back without tubbing.
Not too concerned about polar moment of inertia with a 572 cu.in. iron block in the engine compartment.
Charles

njfl

In my case, I was thinking that it would:
1. Lower the center of gravity (didn't consider the polar moment impact on handling though)
2. Make it easier over the next few years during my build to take the body off and on.
3. Make the body lines cleaner (no fuel door)
4. Give more usable interior storage area.

I have 2" wider rear quarters on it already so wasn't considering tubbing it.

AZDoug

A good reason is a good reason.
Simply doing something just because, often has adverse consequences because these cars were actually engineered. Though some little things, maybe not so much.
Doug

TCracingCA

Use the spare tire carrier to run moonshine!

Robert61

I wonder if an all aluminum motor, a different chassis, mono leaf springs, different brakes, tires, and wheels, and irs will have any effect on driving characteristics.

csherman

I have two resto mods here
I looked into doing the same thing
I contacted a company and they would build me a tank to fit in the spare tire well
Reasonable priced
I think it was 12 /16 gallons.....
I will go back to my emails with him
Both are doing it because the car will be a roadster and the convertible top lid will be bonded to the body - cant get to the fuel tank.

Robert61

Some people may not get the concept but I've been considering it since I started my build for extra fuel so we don't have to stop. We actually get in ours and drive it places! I may build a smaller version as I still need a spot to put a space saver spare so I'm not sure it's worth the effort.



Two restomods what is the world coming to.

Fivepointfive

Planning on using the spare tire tank on the '54 Restro. Hard top only. Moved AC condenser to gas tank compartment. Fuel capacity not that important. Planning on 2200 lbs total weight (lots of carbon fiber parts), and 36+ MPG with 4.8 LS. Last trip down the quarter in 12 seconds was 60 years ago in my '56 Vette (301 CID)
--still have that car. Current build is 100% DIY--including chassis using C-4 components.

1963GrayGray

I drove this FI 57 Corvette for several years in the historic hill limb. It had the foam filled fuel cell
mounted in the spare tire location. We typically ran 50% fuel load and did not notice a handling
difference from the other three 57 corvettes that we ran. I am not sure who manufactured the tank, but
it was well made and worked great.

vettebuyer6369

You dont need to resurrect 2 old threads as well as start a new thread on the topic.