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Just posting to express my continued excitement.
You are not alone. Good reminder for an update.

Our partners in requested detail on US tank fuel inlet as they tend to differ from Australian models. We had to purchase a Ford part to confirm exact spec and they have been shared with the fabricators. Two prototypes will be on the way next month by air cargo.

One is going in @Frenchy's rig and the other will be available for sale/install in Boise.
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You are not alone. Good reminder for an update.

Our partners in requested detail on US tank fuel inlet as they tend to differ from Australian models. We had to purchase a Ford part to confirm exact spec and they have been shared with the fabricators. Two prototypes will be on the way next month by air cargo.

One is going in @Frenchy's rig and the other will be available for sale/install in Boise.
Thank you for the update.
 
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You are not alone. Good reminder for an update.

Our partners in requested detail on US tank fuel inlet as they tend to differ from Australian models. We had to purchase a Ford part to confirm exact spec and they have been shared with the fabricators. Two prototypes will be on the way next month by air cargo.

One is going in @Frenchy's rig and the other will be available for sale/install in Boise.
Great to hear!! I have some vacation days I can use to make my way out there with no problems so just let me know!!
 

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Posting for excitement and to find this post later
 

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You are not alone. Good reminder for an update.

Our partners in requested detail on US tank fuel inlet as they tend to differ from Australian models. We had to purchase a Ford part to confirm exact spec and they have been shared with the fabricators. Two prototypes will be on the way next month by air cargo.

One is going in @Frenchy's rig and the other will be available for sale/install in Boise.
Great to hear!! I have some vacation days I can use to make my way out there with no problems so just let me know!!
Crap I want to be on this prototype list too lol.

Keep us posted. This is great.
 


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Still patiently waiting. Fingers crossed this comes to full fruition
 

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Having just come from a 3.0L Diesel Grand Cherokee that could easily got 600 miles on a fill, I'm interested. But, Remember, you will loose between 100-150 pounds of storage due to the increase in fuel weight.
 
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Having just come from a 3.0L Diesel Grand Cherokee that could easily got 600 miles on a fill, I'm interested. But, Remember, you will loose between 100-150 pounds of storage due to the increase in fuel weight.
You are not wrong and i think you meant to payload instaed of storage
 

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Yea ... you're right
 

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Gas weighs around 6-6.5 pounds a gallon
 

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So you'll lose maybe 60 lbs of payload at most.
You forgot to account for the extra weight of the new fuel tank. Remember we're going from plastic to a steel tank. That alone is already going to change the weight
 

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You forgot to account for the extra weight of the new fuel tank. Remember we're going from plastic to a steel tank. That alone is already going to change the weight
Hi Chris,

And its crash performance in a crash...Steel is less likely to perform than the plastic tanks in a crash.
Not something I would entertain without crash certification. I have seen so many crash tests where the fuel tank splits when steel and not when it is "plastic".

Choose your poison.

Sorry....Debbie Downer here... from experience...

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Honestly, the weight difference doesn't matter, you're talking the difference of one extra passenger, maybe? That's going to be so minimally different that unless you're *crazy* consistent with your driving habits, your mood on any given day will have a significantly larger impact on any mileage variances.

With what @P. A. Schilke above, definitely more about the crash certification for me. The last thing I want to worry about is a split tank in a crash.
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