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T-55 fuel cell plumbing?
UM83CANES
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 06:52 AM UTC
I’ve seen several masterful examples of the external fuel cell plumbing on T-55’s replicated here but I have no idea how to begin this project myself.

Is there a diagram available that shows how the plumbing should be installed?

Thanks,
Noah
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 06:57 AM UTC
Hi , go to Tank-Guys web site and click on real vehicles you will find all my scans of a original T 55 handbook cheers ian
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 07:05 AM UTC

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Hi , go to Tank-Guys web site and click on real vehicles you will find all my scans of a original T 55 handbook cheers ian



Here's the link :
http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~TANK-GUY/notes/T55manual1.html

HTH
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 08:30 AM UTC
Here's the tubing layout
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 08:31 AM UTC
Noah, while the original handbook shows the fuel lines the diagram is not very clear. If you'll PM me your e-mail address, I have some nice pics I can send you that will show everything much clearer.

Mike

Ahh, I see Antonio posted up a nice drawing while I was typing . That should take care of it, good stuff Antonio!

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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 08:56 AM UTC
You're welcome

I found this one on the PDF instruction from the Aber set for the T55.
I should add that the black line seems to be thinner than the other. This was what I could gather from a multitude of reference photos that I found when I was researching the T55 / Tiran
http://www.pienoismallit.net/galleria/malli_1224/

The above link is from a Finnish modeler that made an amazingly detailed T55. Have a look. There are lots of details that may be useful.
UM83CANES
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 10:04 AM UTC
My sincerest thank you to all of you for your responses and the excellent information!
That’s exactly what I was looking for and much more.

Thank you again,
Noah
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Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 10:47 AM UTC
Few more I took at Duxford. Had a thread on ML I thought, but couldn't find it.






Cheers,
Jim
UM83CANES
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Posted: Friday, June 13, 2008 - 02:56 AM UTC
Thanks for the photos Jim - very helpfull

Take care,
Noah
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