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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 12:29 PM
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Has anyone installed one of these fuel cells by ATL?

Feed back if you have and what you did to do so -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATL-SPORTS-C...b90952&vxp=mtr
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 12:39 PM
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Isnt the spare tire in these cars part of the cumple zone?
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 12:39 PM
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Seems imminently dangerous to me.. these normally go in the back of car I think?
Would not take much to get that crushed in the event of a crash..
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 12:47 PM
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Onceover - Yes it is -
Jack.pe - probably true - but it is a fuel cell with liner, foam and flexible bladder
All valid -
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 12:42 PM
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Can't see it being any more crushable or puncturable than the tanks in all pre-964 cars.

Biggest issue for me would be the small capacity of the tank.

Don't all race 911s keep the fuel cell in the front?

I still haven't worked out if the spare tyre in the front is an urban myth or not. Personally I struggle to believe it is supposed to form part of front crash structure as it is removable.
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 01:17 PM
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Yes, the tanks are always in the front, but this fuel cell is even closer to the front and that is maybe not a good thing.

The spare is now a days more or less confirmed as a part of the structure. Yes you can remove it but is bolted to the floor. There are many pics around with front end crasches where you can see how much impact the spare has taken.
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