It is happening, Long Range America is building Fuel tanks for both Grenadiers

[LeeroyJ]

I have carried jerry cans both inside and outside (roof rack) of the vehicle. I'm with Peter, no reason to not carry inside other than space.

I would still install an extra tank under the truck if I didn't live in CA where they frown upon such things...

I've carried jerry cans inside the vehicle for many thousands of off-road miles. That does not mean it is a safe practice. It is not. If that's within your risk tolerance then continue to do so, but that does not make it a safe practice.

 

[Zimm]

Inside is fine when you're not having drastic elevation changes. If youre driving from the amazon river basin to lake titicaca, be prepared to burp your cans. Even Mr Sheppard keeps his fuel indoors.

But like most things, it's also being aware of your environment and dangers. i.e. don't be stupid.

Don't rock crawl with 5 cans on the roof. nothiong like blowing open 25 gallons in a roll over and scraping metal on rocks.

Getting rear ended with 15 gallons hanging off the back doesn't sound like fun for the whole family.

Hanging fuel off the side like is so popular with this truck is a shit ton more dangerous than tucking a can at the bottom of your gear inside. Watching truck lose grip and slide sideways isn't very what I'd call an uncommon experience, and instead of the body hitting first, or if youre lucky the slider, you've jammed the fuel canister off of the side of the wadi and thru your window while its leaking. Yea, over the side window poking out 8 inches on a top heavy truck is a greeeeeat place to put 10 gallons of fuel.

The only thing right now that gives me much pause about this rig inside, is the entire electrical system has been moved from the engine bay to the lowest point inside the cabin. The spark proximity doesn't bring me joy.

And then there's theft. People covet what they see, and poorly protected easily reached goods hanging on trucks are fair game in 3rd world cities. Is there a lock holding it in? Not to a sharpened screwdriver and a bucket.

 

[pmatusov]

Inside is fine when you're not having drastic elevation changes. If youre driving from the amazon river basin to lake titicaca, be prepared to burp your cans. Even Mr Sheppard keeps his fuel indoors.

I had this concern. I know that, regardless of where the can is stored, it may be a bitch to open one after a large elevation change. A leak is not a concern when the can is stored vertically, but in my current Grenadier implementation it is on the side. Found a couple of weeks ago that 3000ft of elevation change is not a problem.

 

[Beowulf]

Long Range America | INEOS Grenadier 24 Gallon Auxiliary

Precision-crafted from 2mm aluminized steel, our 24-gallon auxiliary tank seamlessly complements the Ineos Grenadier (2022-Present) extending your vehicle's fuel capacity for long-range adventures. Experience enhanced travel capabilities with this dependable, custom-designed solution...

longrangeamerica.com

 

[Beowulf]

 

[Rupert]

Approx costs? All that matters now.

$2600 USD per their website. On their site just search grenadier. Whoops I stand corrected.

 

[Tenac]

I cannot wait to get one on my Grenadier.... I joined the waitlist but hopefully not too far down the list.

 

[mcdoogs]

So you replace the stock fuel inlet with a twin filler so you can fill up both tanks at once easily? Thats pretty cool. Definitely looks like a lot more metal cutting and possibly welding than im equipped for

 

[terdrocket]

So you replace the stock fuel inlet with a twin filler so you can fill up both tanks at once easily? Thats pretty cool. Definitely looks like a lot more metal cutting and possibly welding than im equipped for

No welding.
Only cutting is the inlet tube, which can be easily done with a hand saw.

 

[pmatusov]

Ugh... Of course:
"Please note that these tanks have not been tested or approved by CARB and are not legal for sale in the state of California or by any California-registered vehicles."

I am not sure how any other-than-factory-volume fuel tank could be made compliant even with federal emission rules.

 

[anand]

I am not sure how any other-than-factory-volume fuel tank could be made compliant even with federal emission rules.

At least in the state of California, no other-than-factory tanks are legal

 

[AaronS]

Ugh... Of course:
"Please note that these tanks have not been tested or approved by CARB and are not legal for sale in the state of California or by any California-registered vehicles."

I am not sure how any other-than-factory-volume fuel tank could be made compliant even with federal emission rules.

Yep. Better to pour gas from a can without any seal while likely pouring half of it on the side of your truck or on the ground.

 

[mcdoogs]

No welding.
Only cutting is the inlet tube, which can be easily done with a hand saw.

Dont you have to chop up the exhaust to fit it?

 

[anand]

Dont you have to chop up the exhaust to fit it?

You remove the factory rear muffler and it reroutes the exhaust. I wouldn't consider it "chop up" the exhaust per se though

 

[terdrocket]

Dont you have to chop up the exhaust to fit it?

I forgot about that part, but once again a simple tubing cut to retrofit the LRA parts on.
I installed my LC200 LRA 40 gallon tank by myself, in my driveway.
They provide good directions and it's a fairly straightforward install.

 

[mcdoogs]

Fair enough! I might add this to the end of my desired mods list.

 

[Tenac]

Anyone have a clue on the timing of release or anything? I know production setup and testing takes a bit but seems like from the site they are pretty far along.

 

[mcdoogs]

Anyone have a clue on the timing of release or anything? I know production setup and testing takes a bit but seems like from the site they are pretty far along.

According to their site April with deliveries in late April

 

[Tenac]

According to their site April with deliveries in late April

Thank you I must be blind........

 

[LeeroyJ]

Start Story Time:: When I was living in Saudi Arabia most of us had Long Ranger tanks on our Land Cruisers. We usually self installed them because the quality of the local installers was suspect. On the 200 series installation was pretty straight forward since the Long Ranger tank simply replaced the second smaller stock 200 tank (it required relocating the spare tire though).

There was no local seller when I got mine, so we ordered them from Australia. From the time you ordered your Long Ranger tank until it arrived in Kingdom and you were able to clear it through customs, it was typically more than a six month period (later a local ARB store started carrying them).

On the 70 series the Long Ranger tank was a complete replacement for the stock Toyota tank. It required some metal cuts to get it out and make way for the new larger Long Ranger tank. As a result, once you started removing the stock tank, you were committed. You couldn't change your mind and reinstall the original tank without some metal fab and welding.

We were helping a friend of mine (Tom) install his on his petrol 70 series, and right after we removed the original tank, while Tom wasn't looking, we substituted the cardboard box that his 70 series petrol Long Ranger tank had shipped in, with the box from my previous install (a 200 series diesel tank). I then said, "Hey Tom, isn't your engine a gasoline engine?" Tom turned white, came and looked at the box where it clearly said it was for the diesel engine only. We all knew the two versions were not interchangeable.

We made him suffer for about five minutes, with his LC70 up on the lift, while he yelled and cussed about the fact that he wouldn't be able to drive his LC until the petrol version arrived and he'd have to pay import and shipping costs again. When we finally broke the news to him that we were joking and he had in fact ordered the correct version of tank, he punched me in the arm. That started a long sequence of practical jokes between us (we are still good friends even though we live in different parts of the US now).

That punched arm made the rest of the installation a literal pain since you spend so much of the installation process with your hands above your head. It was worth it though
End Story Time.