Always looking ahead I have a question on fuel cells. I don't need a gas tank now but in preparation for the future, has anyone used a fuel cell in their New Yorker instead of replacing the fuel tank? A fuel cell seems like a cheaper and easier way to replace a gas tank. Has anyone tried this? Thoughts? Paul
question on fuel cells
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Paul, A fuel cell is not going to be cheaper once you figure in the cost for fuel lines, fitting and hold down straps. The reproduction C Body fuel tanks are good quality tanks at a reasonable price. Price a tank on Van's Auto. My 2 cents is that a fuel tank is safer and that there is a smaller chance of gasoline fumes entering the car. My 13 second street and strip 68 Fury ran fine with a stock fuel tank and so did the famous Flying Whale 66 300.
Bill
Gerald Morris
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Well, fuel cells be SWELL, IFF you're converting to an all electric drive. Otherwise, forget it. NASA devised fuel cells for some of their projects 60 yrs ago, but this approach had severe limits then, and still does. I don't even really recommend using fuel cells for all electric automotive transport. They don't replace their charge rapidly.
in about the middle 1970s, Chevy put a "fuel cell" in their Corvettes. Same size and shape as the normal fuel tank. Allegedly safer in case of a rear-end collision. After a few model years, quietly discontinued in favor of a normal fuel tank. Not sure how the fuel gauge sending unit worked in them?
Fuel cells tend to be popular in pure drag racing vehicles and as a band-aid fix in some street cars. NOT for general daily use, though.
CBODY67
Fuel cells tend to be popular in pure drag racing vehicles and as a band-aid fix in some street cars. NOT for general daily use, though.
CBODY67
volksworld
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been out of racing for a while but back then most cells were too deep to mount in the stock location ...the flatter they are more fuel would slosh away from the pickup in a corner...the places that required us to run them required them to be in the trunk above the floor...so at best you'd probably be a half in and half under the trunk floor to make one work...and fabricating something to support it
Besides the costs to convert over w/ fittings and lines. My hands on experience was the cell its self will break down over time and the foam contamination through out the fuel system can and will leave you stranded.
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