Here is another car that was said to be unconvertible with a vertical torroidal tank.

The problem was that the spare wheel stood up in the rear of the boot, but it was not vertical which meant that it would not work as designed. We therefore decided that some serious modifications had to take place. Specifically, the boot floor needed to be altered so that we could install a large torroidal tank and the associated tank frame in the vertical plane.

Gas Power UK Technician, Tony Baker, came up with the idea that we could cut two panels out of the floor and swap them over thereby creating a large wheel well that could accommodate both the tank and the tank frame

The engine was not going to be a normal conversion either. Instead of removing the inlet manifold as we usually do, we decided that a very new product called a 'Cross Flow Jet' (photos in our equipment section) would be installed under the petrol injectors.

This is expensive but very practical. Unfortunately it cannot be used on “V” engines as it lifts the petrol common rail up and out from the engine and typically on a “V” engine the rail is a solid “U” shaped pipe.

The filler was installed into the bodywork on the near side as shown. This process is started with a pilot hole, then we cut a 20mm hole using a tool called a cone cutter, and finished off with a 70mm Q-max cutter, which is a compression cutter that leaves smooth edges that can be painted and sealed to prevent rust.

You will see that prevention is the name of the game when we install the 'P' clips in the wheel arch and finish off with a good coat of underseal.

We know that fitting LPG to such a purist vehicles would be classed as a crime but this is a way that you can enjoy a icon vehicle on the road where it was meant to live