Mk1 fuel tabk

Hi people
New to the site and I currently have a mk1 project on the go,  and possibly fitting a 1.8t in her ,and I've been told I cannot use the original fuel tank? Does anybody know anything about this?

Thanks ben

May have meant sender in tank, what engine was is?

I don't know as I just have the shell and a few bits  nothing else, it wasn't a gti

Be carb then, ned to change lift pump in the tank. Cabby or tin top?

Tin top

you have 2 choices. either fit mk1 gti tank, buy L pipe from tank to pump from crazyquiff or make up somethign similar.

or use a carby mk1 tank then fit later cabrio/scirocco or g40 shape polo lift pump & plastic fuel reservoir from under the car.

with both of these options you can use a gti mk1 main pump, or similar inline fuel pump with enough spec to handle your final target engine spec

I'm pretty sure I haves standard tank , not gtim prob something like a 1.3

rubjonny said

you have 2 choices. either fit mk1 gti tank, buy L pipe from tank to pump from crazyquiff or make up somethign similar.

or use a carby mk1 tank then fit later cabrio/scirocco or g40 shape polo lift pump & plastic fuel reservoir from under the car.

with both of these options you can use a gti mk1 main pump, or similar inline fuel pump with enough spec to handle your final target engine spec

Can you clarify this a little ?

when you say a later cabrio /scirocco or g40, what sort of year ? i have a clipper cabrio and the sender unit doesn't have a pick up pump so i need to replace this, its the next thing on my to-do list i've noticed a lot of senders have a screw collar type fitting by mine is a bayonet style fitting into the tank ? and why do we need the plastic fuel reservoir ?

sorry to thread jack but it seems related ?

cheers

post-84 for the cabrio and scirocco, fuel injection models. for the polo any engine size/type (petrol) will do just make sure its G40 shape (91-94)

the plastic reservoir is to ensure the main pump never runs dry, say if you are cornering. without it the pump will overheat and eventually die if it runs dry because it needs fuel to lubricate the internals

cool, thanks that'll be post 84 Gti models then.

yarp, or gli for cabrio, gtx for scirocco, etc. basically it needs to have a fuel injection engien