cherkee ed

i want to mount this can maybe where the spare mount goes since my spare is on my roof rack, has anyone done this? any ideas?

i dont want to put it on my roof rack since i'll be doing some cross-country driving this summer and dont want it to overheat or anything like that.

Hommersimpson

you dont want on the inside..on the outside is were it goes..

96Cherokee113

Definitely don't want that inside your Jeep. You'll die from those fumes before you know it. A gas tank inside your Jeep on a hot summer day...lot's of smelly fumes and not so safe.

SWC custom

what about just a tem. one that u can strap down so it dont tip over any ideas?? (for reg 5 gall.can)

truckntractorhick

yea not on inside... bad fumes and higher explosion risk from static etc.

COSXJFAN

The fumes are FAR more flammable than the fuel itself!!

SWC custom

yeah but what about one to just run to town and get gas and keep in there just for a few mines or so?

OverlandZJ

Ideally you want an older NATO style or Scepter fuel cannister, dont buy one of the newer CARB compliant cans. Quite frankly they suck..

A removal mount would be good, gives you options. Something like my buds..

Ritter4.0

Then just stand it upright in the back or cram it between the front and rear seat, and drive carefully so it doesnt tip over. Not need to make a mount for it this way.



If you plan of having the gas can with you for over an hour, defenitly make an exterior mount of some sort

SWC custom

YEAH we do that hole behind the seat thing but i also use my moms car which she dosent even want it in there so i was using 2 milk creats hooked together. and i dont have a back bumper made yet and i dont wanna put it on my front plus i really dont like the ones on the outside.

COSXJFAN

Swiss jerry cans are a great way to keep extra fuel. I bought 2 of them last summer, and they work great. I put them up on my roof rack, grab my ball siphon from Harbor Freight Tools ($3.99), run it down into the gas tank, and viola, it works like a champ. I can usually do it without even getting gas on my hands!! I did the funnel thing, with regular gas cans, and that is not awesome!! LOL!! Gas, even in storage, will generate fumes/pressure, and even more so while being jostled about(driving). So, with all of the risks, IMHO, the fuel should be outside of the vehicle. Gasoline is far too volatile to store inside the cabin with you. This is just my $.02 worth, so take of it what you will...

cherkee ed

good thing i posted this, the whole 'inside the car' idea is out the window. i guess i'm going to make some type of mount for the back of my hatch. on the outside. maybe i'll mount it on my roof rack if i think up a way to streamline it

Hommersimpson

ideas for you
http://images.google.com/images?sour...N&hl=en&tab=wi

cherkee ed

i think ima try to throw a mount like the ones on that link tomorrow at work. thank god for free access to military supplies

cherkee ed

I just realized this thread prob belongs in the FAB section.. so here is my main idea so far.


shiny new gas can.


sweet looking xj.


sweet looking xj + shiny new gas can = badassness

i think it'll work. it doesnt block the lights any and the hatch should be more than strong enough to hold the can while full. i dont wanna be another shmo with a can on his roof rack