[TR] TR3 to Spitfire: gas tank interchangable?

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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Dorsey <dorpaul at negia.net>

I have just bought a Spitfire (62-70 Mkl-Mklll) fuel tank for only $15 
off
Ebay.  It seems the dimensions are similar to my TR3's tank size.  One 
guy
said he thought they were interchangable.  Is this true?

==AM==
Paul, they are somewhat similar in that they both have "top/center" 
inlets. However, the Spitfire tank is only 9.9 gallons as I recall, so 
it is notably smaller in capacity and physical size (and shape) than 
the TR3 tank. The Spitfire tank also mounts differently (not an 
insurmountable problem, but worth noting).

--Andy  Mace

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*Man: Well, no ... It's not so  much of a jet, it's more your, er, 
Triumph Herald engine with  wings.
 -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus  (22)

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