I've got a 100-litre LPG tank that I want to mount on the RH wheelbox, inside the back of a 110.
Couple of issues:
(i) the wheelbox looks flimsy, considering the wet weight of the tank: it took two of us to lift it in (bought it 2/3 full). I don't want it going anywhere in an accident
(ii) the tank is wider than the wheelbox, meaning the mounting cradle will partly over-hang the edge.
So I'm thinking of making a plate to mount the tank cradle to and brace the wheelbox, plus some supporting legs braced on the loadspace floor, to suppport the over-hang. Steel would be nice and strong, but heavy too and I guess will rust the aluminium of the wheelbox if I'm not careful. I'm assuming 1/4" aluminium plate will be expensive, so I'm thinking of a piece of 20mm ply. Is this safe/legal/sensible?
Anyone done this before/got all the answers?
[sorry if this has been covered before; I checked for previous posts on Google Groups but didn't find anyhting]/Simon