Hello,
Looking for a step by step guide to fit a right hand tank if anyone has any idea.
Does Anyone Have A Right Hand Tank Fitting Guide?
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panch1989
, Jul 16 2019 03:31 PM
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Posted 16 July 2019 - 05:59 PM
Anything specific you want to know? I haven’t got a guide but in the process of doing one so could possibly give some pointers.
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Posted 16 July 2019 - 06:54 PM
Just bracket positions, strap positions etc
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Posted 16 July 2019 - 07:22 PM
Once you have got the hole for the filler neck, I held the tank in place with an inflated inner tube and wood wedges, which gave me both hands free to mark and measure.
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Posted 16 July 2019 - 08:47 PM
This I find is far easier to do with the left hand tank out as most of it is a mirror image, which is no big deal as you will have to drain the fuel out when you T in the new fuel line.
If you haven’t got the hole drilled it is the mirror of the LH so get a piece of card and model it to the outside on the LH side picking up points you can replicate on the right, corner of the boot opening shell seam etc then draw from the inside of the boot the circle for the filler hole. Flip this over to the right side - voila filler neck position, mark the hole centre and hole saw, if you are nervous go undersized and dremel/file to final size a couple of mm in either direction is no big deal as the seal will cover it.
At this point I should ask is your LH tank a 5.5 or 7.5 gallon mine was 5.5 so the following applies to that.
Measure position of base bracket on LH mirror to RH and just tape down, it may need a slight adjustment but this was the correct position for me don’t forget there should be a rubber pad on top of the bracket. Now put the tank in with filler neck seal, helps hold in position (use deadsquares recommendation as well) so that it sites square, then strap goes on the outboard side of the tank seam (awkward or what) long strap to the bulkhead, short strap to the floor sits in tight against the seam and the rear bulkhead bracket Should make the strap go straightforward from the top of the tank, again if you LH tank is a 5.5 measuring this should get you in the right ball park, Hole in boot floor again straight down from the back of the tank, my boot floor coincidentally had a hole in the correct place. Bolt and rivet brackets or weld and weld a nut on from underneath. Bish bash bosh and some swearing later, ask more questions or show us your results.
If you haven’t got the hole drilled it is the mirror of the LH so get a piece of card and model it to the outside on the LH side picking up points you can replicate on the right, corner of the boot opening shell seam etc then draw from the inside of the boot the circle for the filler hole. Flip this over to the right side - voila filler neck position, mark the hole centre and hole saw, if you are nervous go undersized and dremel/file to final size a couple of mm in either direction is no big deal as the seal will cover it.
At this point I should ask is your LH tank a 5.5 or 7.5 gallon mine was 5.5 so the following applies to that.
Measure position of base bracket on LH mirror to RH and just tape down, it may need a slight adjustment but this was the correct position for me don’t forget there should be a rubber pad on top of the bracket. Now put the tank in with filler neck seal, helps hold in position (use deadsquares recommendation as well) so that it sites square, then strap goes on the outboard side of the tank seam (awkward or what) long strap to the bulkhead, short strap to the floor sits in tight against the seam and the rear bulkhead bracket Should make the strap go straightforward from the top of the tank, again if you LH tank is a 5.5 measuring this should get you in the right ball park, Hole in boot floor again straight down from the back of the tank, my boot floor coincidentally had a hole in the correct place. Bolt and rivet brackets or weld and weld a nut on from underneath. Bish bash bosh and some swearing later, ask more questions or show us your results.
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