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Down to the nitty gritty and are in the middle of making gas bottle holders to go between the tank and rear wheel , does any one have some photos of theirs so i can get some ideas on fixing points  as there is not much under there to fix too cheers peter

Peter

I have just removed my brackets after 12 years because my gas bottles were out of test and I could not buy replacement 3kg bottles ( wanted bigger anyway ).

The photos with a gas bottle are the new 4kg brackets.

I will put the photos in my members page.

Terry & Deb

Peter, I built some gas bottle holders several years ago and they are still there, so the fixings must be OK. The bottles are 4.5kg.

I used the M12 captive nuts which are built into the chassis and built a support angle out from them for the rear of the holder.

The front of the holder is bolted to the fuel tank rear plate using a few pieces of angle. This early photo, when they were still clean, might help.

The bottle is held down by a stainless steel cable and turnbuckle. They have never moved or come loose. I subsequently added a stone guard between the wheel and bottle.

If I were doing them again I wouldn't use quite so much steel in the holder but I was doing a welding course at the time and it was all free...

This is a 'factory original' box for the gas bottle on a campervan - so I guess it might have been a 3kg size - now houses a compressor. I'll have to check out mountings another time, sorry.

Peter, my holder is similar to Davids, except mine are on the driver's side behind the front wheel and my body is a tad wider and I fitted in 2 bottles.

There is no reason why you can't add more 12mm clinch nits into the chassis if they aren't in ideal positions.

Hi Peter

Up until a few weeks ago I had 2 x 4.5 kg bottles in the van (yes, properly sealed from the inside, and accessed via a vented door to the outside. I wanted more space for storage. I made this for a 9 kg tank, to fit in front of the rear wheel driver's side. I tried to fit a smaller tank on the passenger side but could not fit it there, as the airstep is in the way.

I could have welded this to the fueltank bracket, but if I want to change the fueltank in the future, I would have to destroy this setup. So, made out of 2 mm galv steel, it also serves as a mudflap. I am going to secure the bottle using some SS wire, similar to David's setup.

In hindsight I could have raised the setup by 30-40 mm, it would have been then level with the bottom of the fueltank. There are 3 more photos on the photobucket website (Oka 428-428 parts), maybe not too clear as I took the photos with my phone in between showers.

Hank

Hank, it's a good solution but I would be inclined to bolt the bottom front edge of the holder to the rear frame of the fuel tank with a steel strap to avoid cantilever fatigue, especially with a 9kg bottle. It will also take the stain of the clamping mechanism better.

I didn't think a 9kg bottle would fit in that space but obviously you've done the measurements. I'd like to convert mine to 9kg eventually.

BTW, I also fitted a 3kg bottle as a reserve supply under the rear LHS bullbar. It's connected up and out of the way but difficult to access to turn on, so it's only as a backup. A larger bottle would probably fit but I have a diagonal plate across the bullbar for some reason. The other side doesn't have one but I store a jack and axle stands there.

thanks to all , there is so many diffrent designs and ideas  so simple when you see some  of them      cheers peter

I decided that a 9kg bottle was too low and could impact the ground.

A 9kg bottle is a perfect fit beween the left hand tank and the rear wheel. If I knew how to post a photo I would.   Cheers Tony

Adding a photo to your post is explained here, but to do it more quickly, upload a photo to the Photo Gallery and refer to it in your post. It won't appear in your post but it's only a couple of clicks away.