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wiggs wrote:
An example is the gas tank . Seen a nice one that would fit under the chassie ...looks great , out the way , but nearly £500 . There's no way im paying that ..i would rather just use a normal gas bottle stored somewere safe .
Geezer, take a look at www.autogastanks.co.uk. I assume you want a vapour take off, not liquid. These chaps do all sorts in various sizes and also do bits like mounting frames & straps, fillers etc.
"Normal" gas bottles cost a bleedin fortune compared to filling up with autogas, which is EXACTLY the same stuff.
Example - tintent 6KG bottle (that's 11.8 litres) cost me £15.50 at the weekend. Roughly £1.30 a litre compared with 56.9p a litre at the local petrol station. I've just ordered a 30 litre one for the front locker of the tintent. Calor is actually latin for "Robbing Bas rds" you know.
Oh, great build BTW. Loving this thread. But, could you sort of, well, ahem, get on with it. We're all waiting Sir
3rd Mar 2010 12:34 pm
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Thanks for the info
Yes I want auto gas ...at lot less hastle aswell
I want to get on with it aswell .. But bloody work keeps getting in the way
Need to locate some thing for the floor nowG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
3rd Mar 2010 1:43 pm
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Ent has the refillable LPG tank, and it's a great idea, you can fill up at a petrol station, so that easy and cheap (well cheaper than the bottled stuff) and also you don't have to dump a bottle that is 25% full because you know you're going to need a full one. I'm 99% certain that Ent has a guage on his so he can see how full it is.D3 HSE MY05 Auto
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3rd Mar 2010 1:53 pm
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He actually has a refillable LPG bottle with external filler...I know as I helped fit it !!
Even that was expensive for what it is G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
Propane, Butane, LPG Autogas, anyone care to enlighten me on what's what? I ask as I have a large, 2-burner propane stove that's earmarked for the Sankey and want to make sure I cover all the angles before I start my build.I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
3rd Mar 2010 2:58 pm
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OK, basically LPG is Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
This includes the 2 common types, Propane (red bottles & Autogas) and Butane (blue bottles)
Propane is better in cold conditions and is refillable (on a fixed tank) form LPG pumps on a petrol forecourt.
Butane has a different calorific value and you can only buy it from bottle outlets.
Both are interchangeable with the change of regulator. Some modern caravan regulators are dual purpose - will do either.
For ease go with Propane. A lot more options.
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3rd Mar 2010 3:10 pm
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Looking good Adrian
BTW are you building a caravan or what? Will you be able to sleep in it, seems big enough.
can you give us a sneak peek of what you hope to end up with? drawing or something you've seen elsewhere?
All this teasing is killing me ... I'm a straight to the end man myself A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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3rd Mar 2010 3:17 pm
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Small Gas canisters (the sort you have for camping stoves) can be a butane propane mix. As Dom says try and get as much propane as you can as they work better in the cold.D3 HSE MY05 Auto
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3rd Mar 2010 3:24 pm
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tanters wrote:
Looking good Adrian
BTW are you building a caravan or what? Will you be able to sleep in it, seems big enough.
can you give us a sneak peek of what you hope to end up with? drawing or something you've seen elsewhere?
All this teasing is killing me ... I'm a straight to the end man myself
Not a caravan and no im not sleeping in it
Sneek peek ...no ...im changing my ideas on a daily basis at the moment G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
Now, anyone want to explain to me which would be best to use with thermite when destroying a speed camera?
Wiggs, that's a monster you're building there - 'sgoing be heeee-uge I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
3rd Mar 2010 5:12 pm
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Not too much done ...but have got the height sorted now for the wheel arches , so welded in some bars .
Im running low on metal ..so need to work out what i need and go and get some more . Also flooring need to work out whats going to be best .G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
4th Mar 2010 9:42 pm
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. There's no way im paying that ..i would rather just use a normal gas bottle stored somewere safe .
rds" you know. 
need to work out whats going to be best .
