Pinzgauer 710M Conversion - Build thread

[Hugues]

Received my fuel bladder
And the transfer pump
In the end I will have 180+ liters of fuel
i'll have one bladder on each side of the truck
bladder custom made here: https://fmestore.com.au/product-category/flexible-tanks-bladders/fuel-bladders/
fuel pump bought here

 

[ITTOG]

That is cool. I have never seen bladders used with fuel. But I have never looked for them either.

 

[Hugues]

That is cool. I have never seen bladders used with fuel. But I have never looked for them either.

i got to see them first used by people who put them on the top of their truck.

 

[Hugues]

Last week I took my first real trip with my converted Pinz.
Everything went well! No problems with the Pinz.
I visited a forested area in northern Italy that was for sale and needed an off-road vehicle to get there. I asked the owner if I could stay overnight. It was a beautiful place, very quiet. I drove over the Simplon Pass in Switzerland, mostly going up in fourth gear, sometimes in fifth or third.
On the other side, I went down using engine braking, but with my fuel cut-off system activated, so no fuel consumption! Overall, I used 14 liters per 100 km, quite nice. 500 km round trip, and I didn't have to refuel during the entire trip because I used one of my fuel bladder, cool. Good engine temperature. Warm shower works well. I'm satisfied.