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Fuel Cell Legality in Vic?

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Retro Z:
Hi, Not sure if this has been posted before.

Are Fuel Cells Legal in Victoria?

Looking to put one in my EFI 240z and wondering if its legal and will it get through a Roadworthy etc?

I've asked several people even Vicroads themselves and the answers are all different.

Was personally looking at a 40ltr Aluminium box fuel cell.


Thanks,

Tai  ;)

dat2kman:
It's position will be??

Under our cars is a metal box fuel cell, vented correctly as per emissions requirements, all quite legal.

If you were thinking of removing the stock cell/tank, and fitting, say a round shape thing in the area whwr the spare would normally sit, it would need a flame and fume proof cover over it, and the recepticle it sits in be vented. The tank itself would be vented as per our normal venting.

In this pos it raises your centre of gravity, ie 40 kgs of weight sloshing about.

I am doing a 40 litre approx alloy tank going into same position as original underfloor metal strap slung original pinholed rusted out 45 year old tank, one from a boat shop is pretty close, tne boat mob use them as an underfloor sub tank in runabouts.

Retro Z:
It'll be a square aluminium cell mounted in the Tyre well. Found a pdf off vicroads and it states its legal but needs to be filled externally of the car. But im wondering more about cutting the wheel well out..would removing metal from the car mean I would have to get my car engineered? Its all sounding like too much work if it does.

Agno:
Cutting a piece of the chassis out (ie spare wheel well) affects the structural integrity of your car and as a result should be signed off by an approved engineer.

that is the interpretation of the rule i have been given anyway

Retro Z:
Thanks Agno. I will have to call some engineers and look further into it.
 ;)

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