changing tanks

Hi Laura,

If you've ever seen an LPG fire, you would know not to do such a task yourself.

An accredited fitter is required to install the system, and should be used to uninstall as well.

If you decide to do this, an LPG installer has all the necessary tools and expertise to re-arrange your petrol tanks as well.

They will often have a pile of old petrol tanks out the back and you might get lucky and get one for your vehicle cheaply.

ARB and that cheap mob 4WD Systems who advertise in the 4x4 mags do LR tanks. 190 litres for 80 series from memory? Add that to the existing tank and it makes for a long distance cruiser.

It'd be a grand or so but way cheaper than swapping vehicles.

All you need to lose is the LPG tank and brackets, the gear remains onboard and can be reconnected later.

CSR on petrol.Hmmm!! Don't forget to pack the 5 litre hills pressure sprayer, and on certain parts of the track where spinifex can be thicker than other places to check (using a leather glove) on top of the valley where the exhaust pipes come together onto the convertor. That is where the skinifex can build up and catch on fire. The last few seasons have seen a ford explorer and a prado go into meltdown due to spinifex fire. A fire extinguisher is next to useless one 60 second blast and it is empty. The hills garden sprayer you can refill as much as you like.
For the entire CSR and out to Calverton Ranges I used 240 litres ULP. Halls Creek to Wiluna. 3.4 litre petrol.
Have a good trip and enjoy the CSR in its glory. There has been quite good rains on parts of it so July/August should be really nice & green.

Nugget

i don't know how many people are in your vehicle but a thirsty disco, on the csr with us, removed the rear seats and put a sizeable portable metal fuel tank on the floor.
small 12v pump did the transferring when neccessary.
this disco had lpg. used the lpg up first.
i did the canning in a patrol with only standard 120L (usable) tanks.
you have a 70 L petrol tank.
took on 340L at well 23. about 11 plastic jerries.
i have custom shelves inside for jerries but i empty these asap.
4 inside/7 on top.
people will crap on about weight and safety but when you have no option............
drive accordingly.
note- the 'empty' jerries i carried for well 23 were filled with drinking water and used/emptied en-route to well 23.
ps are your shockies up to all this?