Does a JDM AE86 fuel tank bolt straight into an AE71?

[anastasios]

Hey guys,

Currently planning a conversion into my AE71. And my question is as above, Will a JDM AE86 fuel tank bolt straight in and work?

Will the filler necks fit? Will the straps fit?

I want to know all the pros and cons before I dish out the cash.

I think the information we collect should also be stickied somewhere for the future.

[LittleRedSpirit]

I did this in 2 different cars.

First time around I used the ae86 filler neck, but it fitted poorly and stopped you using the rubber seal that goes around the neck and seals to the body. This allowed a fuel smell into the cabin.

Second time around I used an rt142 corona filler neck, shortened about 5 inches as its way long, but it does use the internal(to the neck) breather that the ae86 tank has (ke70 is external breather and the ae86 tank isn't equipped for the hose to reconnect). I went to the exhaust shop and had a 5 degree bend put in it half way up. The advantage of doing it this way is the fuel tank has the same cap and neck diameter as the ke70, so it looks 100 percent stock and you can still use the gasket. I installed the tank then pushed the filler down through the hole and straight into the tank. Fits very snug, works like factory and no fuel smell as you do not have to leave the gasket out. Also, there is no modification of the shell involved, as last time I had to tin snip some metal away around the filler with the ae86 neck.

Hope this helps.

[Skylar]

All the information has been out there since ~06. There have been several threads on this subject here and on toymods. In saying that the search function here is not as good as on other forums and you have to sift through a bunch of threads to find the ones you're looking for.

To answer your question, in short, it will bolt in, only thing that needs mods is neck. I used shortened KE70 necks both times I've done it and used the rubber joiner to connect to AE86 tank. Yeah, you lose the breather thing but I never had problems with the neck filling up and killing flow at the bowser.

[anastasios]

Thanks LittleRedSpirit, when you say AE86 filler neck do you mean from the JDM AE86?

Skylar please dont preach to me about using the search function, I did good research before hand but wanted it clarified. I am not a noob to AE86DC or forums in general. Fuel setups seem to be short on information around here.

[Nikkojoe]

Anastasios, he aint saying you didn't search, he is saying you probably did but the search function on this site is shit.

But there are threads exactly what you are asking on this site. Where exactly is a good question but it was only asked like a few months back (6months at absolute most).

But I use a google site search and one of the first hits i got was this:

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and another:

[Skylar]

Man, I was going to write pretty much exactly what you wrote but you beat me to it and I woulda used lmgtfy instead of posting the links.

Come by tomorrow between like 1:30 and 3:30. Bring any fibreglass resin you have or maybe I'll just drop by yours since it's on the way to bunnings.

[anastasios]

I did find the first thread although that was concentrating more on using an ADM fuel tank in an AE71, the second is about using a JDM fuel tank in a KE70.

Would the AE71 and KE70 fuel tanks + filler necks be exactly the same?

[LittleRedSpirit]

Yes exact same, and yes I was referring to the JDM filler neck being wrong for an ADM ke70.

[anastasios]

Okay cool, When I do my conversion I will try to document it so we can have a clear guide/article somewhere.