Boot Idea or Bad idea

[Chris KC]

If nothing else I doubt you'd ever get rid of the pong of petrol, plus there are real dangers involved in 're-working' fuel tanks. I'd make a purpose-built luggage box and let someone else have the tank.

Presumably if the tank gas been used it must be well enough supported to take the weight of luggage, tools or whatever?

[JonE]

The tank sale funds your box!
Your only issue is making something light enough that has the strength to hold a spare wheel off it rear face... but whose structure doesn't consume all the internal space? Perhaps something in alluminium?
Could the box be a bit "longer" in body and still not appear ungainly?
Can we see the whole car side on? (This thread needs more pictures)

[Robert Leigh]

It’s pretty obably a tank from prewar MG J2 or P type I think or also a Singer ale Mans
In which case it’s worth money!!

Bill G

The experts all say J2 and I agree. The Singer Le Mans tank is very different.
Robert

[AllAlloyCup]

I stand corrected!

Bill G

[DavidL]

http://www.vintagemgparts.com/petrol_tank.html

[dannyteal1990]

Thanks for all the feed-back. It seems I would be better placed fabricating something for the back. I'm inclined to keep the tank in-case I ever want to use a rear fuel tank and remove the scuttle one....

The tank is held on using a bracket purchased from Cambridge Engineering (Bill Williams). This is mounted directly to the back of the chassis so it should be good to go weight wise!

This is how we collected the car (rear axle has now been replaced so its on its own wheels again).
   

See below from previous owner. 

   

   
(sorry for the quality of this one, its a picture of a picture)

[Ian Williams]

It looks like a pretty complete and original Cambridge package, I would be thinking carefully about modifying anything too much, is the engine also equiped with all the Cambridge goodies?

[Steve Jones]

It looks like a pretty complete and original Cambridge package, I would be thinking carefully about modifying anything too much, is the engine also equipped with all the Cambridge goodies?

Agree 100%. Not something I'd like to be modifying to any extent. 

Steve

[Charles Levien]

I too was thinking MG J2. The photo below is of a 1933 MG J2. I personally wouldn't cut it up - someone somewhere would welcome it for their MG restoration. 

My first car was a Cambridge special. It had the proper beaten out mudguards and the spare wheel carried on a cross piece attached to the straps over the rear tank. The spare carried at the rear is an essential part of the Cambridge design and I think you could lose a lot by chopping into your tank for some extra storage.
Mind you it’s just my opinion.

Charles

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Thanks for all the feed-back. It seems I would be better placed fabricating something for the back. I'm inclined to keep the tank in-case I ever want to use a rear fuel tank and remove the scuttle one....

The tank is held on using a bracket purchased from Cambridge Engineering (Bill Williams). This is mounted directly to the back of the chassis so it should be good to go weight wise!

This is how we collected the car (rear axle has now been replaced so its on its own wheels again).


See below from previous owner. 

Can I ask what your wheel size is and what tyres you have on the rears. Can’t help thinking that the spare shown in your photo looks on the heavy side?

Charles


(sorry for the quality of this one, its a picture of a picture)

[Duncan Grimmond]

If you know what you want to replace it with I'm sure I'm not the only sheetmetalwork specialist who would make you one...