Gas Tank removal and replacement
 

Don' t remove anything, but the fuel tank straps, fuel lines, and sending unit ground wire.

Use a floor jack towards the front of the tank to help lower it. You may want to wrap a towel around the filler neck to protect the painted frame.

It should, I'm putting mine in on Thursday. Just had my straps powder coated so it's ready to go in. What tank did you get for a replacement?

Ray

Brian, let me know how it worked out, that is on my list as soon as the weather breaks...I drove my till I was running on fumes as not having to drain it. Thanks

Just finished installing mine. Had to bend the filler tube up to get it to fit correctly. It is also a spectra. Shows some rub marks from the box on it. I put rubber pads across the top before I installed it, but wonder if anyone is using a pad between the tank and the lower straps? I haven't finished tighting it up yet.


Ray

I got a installation kit when I purchased the tank and it ended up being a joke. The kit they called a felt pad strip was just 30 pound tar paper strips. I cut some strips out of some thick rubber and ran them across the tank instead. The factory installed tank also had 3 more insulator pads, one in the middle and 1 on each side of the tank. The bolt kit I also got is incorrect for the tank based on the assembly manual. The filler neck was easy to bent upward to fit the gas door opening, I did it with the tank in the car. I'm thinking I will drop the tank again and add the insulator pads, since I have them from my original tank. I may run the tar paper strip between the straps and cut them down so they will not show. If you have a assembly manual check out section 8, its page 255 in mine.

Ray