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7pillarsbucks

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• Oct 22, 2023

• #1

Hi All,

Ignorance alert but have attached a pic of what I think is a badly rusted fuel tank cradle. Am I right? The bar element is falling apart.

If so, do you know roughly part cost and repair? Cheers

 

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hd3

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Full Member

• Oct 22, 2023

• #2

Freelander 1 (1997-2006) Fuel Tank Cradle

Freelander 1 (1997-2006) Fuel Tank Cradle Designed to support the fuel tank in place under the vehicle's body.

www.muddymods.com

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andyfreelandy

Well-Known Member

• Oct 22, 2023

• #3

About £100 for the cradle and about 3 hours of dropping subframe a bit then swapping the cradle - run tank low to reduce weight to be supported first.

 

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7pillarsbucks

Member

• Oct 22, 2023

• #4

hd3 said:

Freelander 1 (1997-2006) Fuel Tank Cradle

Freelander 1 (1997-2006) Fuel Tank Cradle Designed to support the fuel tank in place under the vehicle's body.

www.muddymods.com

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Thanks for the link.

 

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7pillarsbucks

Member

• Oct 22, 2023

• #5

andyfreelandy said:

About £100 for the cradle and about 3 hours of dropping subframe a bit then swapping the cradle - run tank low to reduce weight to be supported first.

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Thanks for the info, much appreciated

 

Dar ran Dar ran

Well-Known Member

• Oct 22, 2023

• #6

i have seen worse

 

andyfreelandy

Well-Known Member

• Oct 22, 2023

• #7

We've all seen worse but when you put 60Kg of fuel in, wouldn't want it holding the tank on my car !!

 

Dar ran Dar ran

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• Oct 23, 2023

• #8

if you had moted my new one on it’s last test
you would have saved me doing the cradle
or more than likely it would have been scrapped