cell or tank?

[uglyjeepoffroad]

After a few years of beating the living crap out of the stock replacement tank in the Commando (no factory skid, never bothered to make one) I have decided to either raise the stock tank up into the rear floor, or go to a fuel cell.
The pros and cons I can see are:
Tank - already have it, although it is beat. I think I can beat it back into some semblance of it's former self.
I can use a stock sending unit and pickup.
I can still have my gauge.
Can still use filler on the side of the Jeep.
Cell - safer, better pickup when low on gas.
cool factor?

Any ideas?

 

[Caver Dave]

Any ideas?

Unless you won the lotto and "have to have" a cell...

- Beat the dents out of the bottom (use a chunk of wood so you don't "assidently" punch a hole in it)
- Raise the tank (proven system)
- Box in the top (don't forget an access hole/plate in case you need to clean out the tank/dick with sender)
- Don't forget to take pics

Oh, and quit screwing around! You could have been done by now!

 

[uglyjeepoffroad]

Yeah, yeah.
I already have the tank out and have the hole marked in the rotting floor...

 

[rob92xj]

X2 put it through the floor.

 

[Spence]

I will be the first one to say fuel cell. Not saying a raised tank couldn't look good, with the right sort of enclosure, but when I see that, the only thing I think is "Too cheap for a fuel cell." Just looks kinda halfway done, to me.

 

[uglyjeepoffroad]

Just looks kinda halfway done, to me.

You have seen and helped me work on my Jeep, doesn't that seem to fit the theme...

I think I will sink the tank for now and look into a cell later when funds permit.

 

[Spence]

Haha, Chris, I have to give the rest of you rig more credit. I love that thing...... I contemplating scraping up the cash to buy that Commando for sale on here now.... I just can't do it. Either way, if you cover it up with some sort of clean cover, a raised stock tank will look as good as any fuel cell.