I've got a '78 leyland Moke (998) and am wondering if it is possible to put a second fuel tank (running into the original) on the driver's side, how would you run it to the other one? Is it even feasable?

I'm also planning on putting extractors and a larger exhaust in the next week- any ideas on what size would be best and I gather that LCB's(whatever they are) are the best extractors.

I'm quite new to this modding business so you'll have to speak slowly and use big words and stuff. Any help or other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

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MACK- '78 998 Leyland moke. Full Running Gear Rebuild Complete.
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Difficult to do, as the side pods are the main structural members of a Moke,
so it's not a good idea to go cutting the bottoms out of them.

If you could get your hands on a rear mounted tank out of an export Moke
that would be easy. Fits inside the rear subframe. Exhaust would need to re-routed, but sounds like you're doing that anyway

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Mack
I'm doing what awd said. I have an export and I'm fitting a normal tank in the left hand pod. Exhaust needs a few extra bends to accomodate the rear tank.
Two Mokes

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Alright well I'll definitely drop the drivers side one then. Export hey... Can't find a tank up here via the phone so I think I'll have to shelve that idea and throw a jerry in the back for distance trips till I find one. Thanks though.

But can anyone help me with what the best sized exhaust for the 998 would be? I'm guessing 1 3/4 but again I don't know much.

Which way would those twists be for that tank so I can get them done for when I get the thing?

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MACK- '78 998 Leyland moke. Full Running Gear Rebuild Complete.
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1 3/4 is as large as you would want to go for a 998. 1 3/4 is generally good for 1098 and 1275s but I think it does OK with 998s

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I would go the 1.5 inch pipe to a larger muffler and outlet pipe...

works well on my 998... and the noise is ... well deafening sometimes.

Mack
I've got a new tail pipe made to fit around the rear tank. It's way at the back of the shed but I'll g a photo of it for you and give you the lengths. From memory all the bends are 90 degrees.
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not too sure what you mean by that dude- from the engine to the muffler is 1.5in then what size muffler and what size outlet pipe?
I'm trying moreso for performance than noise.

twomokes: Cheers that would be very helpful mate!:D

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MACK- '78 998 Leyland moke. Full Running Gear Rebuild Complete.
Apparently "Life's Short"- Have YOU done anything that took longer?

Mack
If you send me your Email address by PM I can send photo early this week. Don't know how to do pics on this forum.
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Mack,

You can make a bigger capacity tank to fit in the standard bay if you have a late Moke. My new alloy tank holds 46 litres, up from about 30 for the standard cylindrical tank. Here's a pic, the big hole is for the in-tank EFI pump so I can inject my Moke :



LCB = Long Centre Branch. Extractors where the 2-3 cylinder pipe joins with the 1-4 'Y' pipe under the floor instead of behind the engine.

Careful what you buy. Moke rod change mechanisms are closer to the engine than a mini and some extractors point right at the rod change unit in a Moke. Could be a pain to install if you get the wrong one. This is my '82 Moke's exhaust. Earlier Mokes have the rod change closer to the centre of the tunnel.



Mokesta.

twomokes: PM sent

Mokesta: very schmick- might I ask where you got the tank done? and the damage to the wallet?
LCB's- another acronym cleared up! took me a bit to find out what SU's are (showing my newness a bit hey)

Had a look at my underbody- looks same as yours for the rod change mech (now I know what that 'thingy' is too!). Exhaust dude says he's only got Wildcats- are they worth getting on in place of the LCB's?

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Mokesta - you make me wish I'd made my tank bigger

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Mack, I made the tank myself using a sheet of alloy I went halves on with a mate. I can send a drawing if you give me an email address. The tank has two baffels and uses 3/8" tubes for cross feed. I got some bloke my mate knew to do the welding. Total cost including alloy, folding, adhesive foam and welding was just over $300.

I can't remember the brand of my LCB extractors. I bought them in a hurry after my original extractors melted from using fibreglass insulation wrap! The middle can on my system is a late addition too. I just had the RC40 rear straight through but it was too loud so I added the centre straight through hot-dog and now it is just right.

Any of the decent Mini shops should be able to sell you a decent LCB but generic exhaust shops (Midas etc) usually don't know squat.
M

mokesta: email added to my footer thing
Thanks heaps

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MACK- '78 998 Leyland moke. Full Running Gear Rebuild Complete.
Apparently "Life's Short"- Have YOU done anything that took longer?

good luck on your quest to do up mack! hope you can get all the info you need here! Hopefully I'll be putting my extractors on soonish. i've seen a couple of brands floating about so i'll do a bit of research.

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