Fuel tank protection.

What are people with impreza's doing for fuel tank protection? I hear some people using kevlar, not sure if thats something I want to get involved with.

I was thinking of just making two small skidplates one for each side of the tank. Not sure what type of protection is needed. I have a fuel cell in the current car. 1/8" of 6061, 3/16"?

I just have 1/8in uhmw plastic bolted to the underbody before the tank and then zip tied to the front lat link (use big zip ties).

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-KTurner
Stomp down on the exhilarator and hold on to the wheel.

I'm assuming thats worked fine? I have two 4x8 sheets of 1/8" hdpe. If thats all thats needed i'll go with that.

Did the same, held up for 4 events so far without any signs of issue.

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Can you find those sheets locally? Been brainstorming the same type of armor as that. Also need some plasticky material for door cards.

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deaner
Can you find those sheets locally? Been brainstorming the same type of armor as that. Also need some plasticky material for door cards.

Sabic will likely have something in stock(or they'll be able to order it). They have a location in Minneapolis...Not sure how far that is from you. http://www.sabicpolymershapes.com/polyshapes/PShapes/branchlocator/branchus.jsp

I think they only sell to other companies, not the general public. If that's the case, shoot me a PM...I have an account with their warehose in Illinois by me, so you may be able to use my company name to place the order. They're a wholesaler, so it should be cheaper than trying to buy it through a retailer.



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Our underbody is actually the boards from a demolished hockey rink. Can't get any more Canadian than that! We got enough to do the car a dozen times over. Its held up really well so far but I expect some cracking over time. Thats why we collected plenty!

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2000 Impreza 2.5RS CARS P4WD (Sponsored by Rally-Tech, Great North Performance)

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Can you find those sheets locally? Been brainstorming the same type of armor as that. Also need some plasticky material for door cards.

Sabic will likely have something in stock(or they'll be able to order it). They have a location in Minneapolis...Not sure how far that is from you. http://www.sabicpolymershapes.com/polyshapes/PShapes/branchlocator/branchus.jsp

I think they only sell to other companies, not the general public. If that's the case, shoot me a PM...I have an account with their warehose in Illinois by me, so you may be able to use my company name to place the order. They're a wholesaler, so it should be cheaper than trying to buy it through a retailer.

Hey I appreciate that! I'll do some calling tomorrow. Any idea what a 4x8 sheet(I have no idea what sizes it comes in...) would cost? Roughly?

I use a section of a whitewater canoe hull. It is a ABS/foam/ ABS sandwich sheet. pretty light and can be heat formed for a good fit. Darn stuff is near indestructible and has held up under the RallyTruck for almost 10 year, Yes Anders almost 10 years!

So Steve will you have this new creation at SandBlast?

Telsa should look into this thread.

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I use a section of a whitewater canoe hull. It is a ABS/foam/ ABS sandwich sheet. pretty light and can be heat formed for a good fit. Darn stuff is near indestructible and has held up under the RallyTruck for almost 10 year, Yes Anders almost 10 years!

So Steve will you have this new creation at SandBlast?

first year I ran sandblast a canoe would have helped.

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-KTurner
Stomp down on the exhilarator and hold on to the wheel.

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Mike Hall
I use a section of a whitewater canoe hull. It is a ABS/foam/ ABS sandwich sheet. pretty light and can be heat formed for a good fit. Darn stuff is near indestructible and has held up under the RallyTruck for almost 10 year, Yes Anders almost 10 years!

So Steve will you have this new creation at SandBlast?

Na, won't be done for sandblast. We may do sandblast with the celica depending on how sno*drift goes. Sno*drift is my favorite rally; dont really want to skip it.

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Hey I appreciate that! I'll do some calling tomorrow. Any idea what a 4x8 sheet(I have no idea what sizes it comes in...) would cost? Roughly?

I'm not sure, I've never priced anything like that through them...I just saw stuff in their warehouse that looked like it would be perfect for underbody protection. I buy corrugated plastic sheets through them for making outdoor signs.

Last time (Feb '13) I bought some from Piedmont Plastics (a wholesaler that will sell one-off sheets to mere mortals) it cost me $135 for a 4x10 sheet of 1/8" UHMW.

Simon
USUK Racing

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Last time (Feb '13) I bought some from Piedmont Plastics (a wholesaler that will sell one-off sheets to mere mortals) it cost me $135 for a 4x10 sheet of 1/8" UHMW.

Simon
USUK Racing

great stuff
i use it for skid plates, makes for a quite ride too

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