FUEL TANK LOCATION

[BEDOO]

hey guys , i would like to ask you if i could to put the tank outside the side impact and i know about the weight distribution but i need to make it near the cockpit but outside the frame(side impact) and make something to hold it , is that prohipited???
please help me ,thanks

[TMichaels]

Have you tried to look it up in the rules? Because it is exactly written what is allowed and what not with respect to the fuel system.

[Owen Thomas]

Please read the rules. They can be found here (http://fsaeonline.com/page.aspx?pageid=e179e647-cb8c-4ab0-860c-ec69aae080a3).

"IC2.5.2 All fuel tanks must be shielded from side or rear impact collisions. Any fuel tank which is located outside the Side Impact Structure required by T3.25 or T3.34 must be shielded by structure built to T3.3, or T3.34."

It would be bonkers to think that any racing series (much less student design series!) would allow a fuel cell outside some sort of crash protection structure.

[BEDOO]

thanks for your effort, i read the rules but i found this point is mystetious . so i want for sure from you

[BEDOO]

but in rules the outside edge of the tire is my borderline so i can put any thing betwwen these area and i can protect the tank from crash

[jlangholzj]

Originally posted by BEDOO:
but in rules the outside edge of the tire is my borderline so i can put any thing betwwen these area and i can protect the tank from crash

think about what you just said for a second. Is there any way possible that you could have an impact that would hit the car between the tires? Something like spinning into a light pole for instance. What do you think would happen if you had such an impact and the fuel tank was not properly shielded?

beyond the rules shouldn't it be just plain common sense that you would WANT to have the fuel tank shielded?