[mr D]

guys, I picked up my sexy new van today along with the cage for my new 650ltr tank i had made but i have a problem.

how do I bolt it to the floor? I've been told to just drill through the floor and using big backing plates bolting it down is not enough. but trying to find the chassis is gonna be a mere.

is there a nack to it? what do you advise?

please dont be shy guys, any help is good help.

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

Mr D I would take it to your local garage as to a professional it isn't a very big job. it shouldnt cost that much.

[easycleaner]

Hi. If you fit it yourself your insurance may be invalid as you are a window cleaner not an engineer who can issue a certificate on the fitting for your insurance, thats what i got.
Mart.

[mr D]

cheers guys. I've told insurance company that its in there.

any ideas whats not to expensive i'm skint after buying all the gear for for it + van + time off work without van + so called dead cert in the 3:15 at doncaster

[luther1]

I'm in Southampton with the same van as you (Renault Trafic) with a 650ltr Ionic system in the back if you want to take a look/measurements etc.

[mr D]

wot you up to tomorrow?

how is yours fitted? bolted cage?

[luther1]

Its a cage bolted through the floor.I'm around about all weekend if you want a look. 07974303648 Jamie.

[mr D]

cheers mate I might be in touch depending on how well the protectakoting goes.

[luther1]

Have fun with that! 

[CLEANGLASSUK]

They say thats its obviously best to bolt through the chassis, But someone told me that if you drill through this that it could void your mot, coz the chassis should be intact, and drilling it would weaken it. Has anyone else heard of this 

[mr D]

oh dont say that!!

Its one thing after another!!

[Spruce]

I have mine bolted through the floor with large spreader plates underneath.

I once found some high tensile U bolts (for leaf springs) from a fastner supplier which you could straddle the chassis with and bolt to your cage through the floor.  I would put a speader plate between the U bolt and chassis at the bottom to prevent the U bolt denting/ collapsing the chassis when tightening up. How you would find the correct place to drill the holes to line everything up is another thing.

[smearo]

surely if you have yr system fitted professionally ie PF they must bolt it to somewhere 

[poole bay]

if thats the case of a void mot then all the big surpliers thats bolt in the same place inoics, pure freedoom they all do the same in to the chassis god they owe alot to people thats the only place you can go in to with out it killing you at high speed deano you going to put some pics on then mate 

[mr D]

yea will do when its finished.