I had the same thought in the beginning but I justified
the filler cost by the low cost of my tank and the other parts I had.Its has been great traveling having the 500 mile range this mod gives.
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I had the same thought in the beginning but I justified
the filler cost by the low cost of my tank and the other parts I had.Its has been great traveling having the 500 mile range this mod gives.
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Liking the tank improvisation!
-From your sig I never guessed you had done as much as you had, glad I took a look, yours is nice!
(Then again, I dropped my sig line too, so really unless you knew my old sig he new is totally pedestrian)
Back on topic, are we talking something like 4 Ben Franklins for the dual filler neck?
I never persued a subtank back when, so a setup like yours seems doable if the neck is the bulk of the cost.
-From your sig I never guessed you had done as much as you had, glad I took a look, yours is nice!
(Then again, I dropped my sig line too, so really unless you knew my old sig he new is totally pedestrian)
Back on topic, are we talking something like 4 Ben Franklins for the dual filler neck?
I never persued a subtank back when, so a setup like yours seems doable if the neck is the bulk of the cost.
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Thanks, and that's pretty close on cost, slightly less but not much. The filler neck with the restrictor for unleaded is NLA , but I could still get the one with the larger throat (for a diesel, I suspect). Since I'm not in CA, im all good. Really with not a whole lot of work, one could probably be retrofitted.
As far as the sig line- i guess i just have to get after that one
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- #264
I made more headway on my sub tank install today. I installed the dual filler neck. It was really pretty easy, just remove the latch from the inside under the access panel, and take out the 4 screws. Next, I hack sawed the vent and fill pipe off.
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In went the new filler, fit nicely. There is a blank in the plastic skirt at the top that i just drilled out and the supplied grommet fit in for the tank selector pull handle.
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Next was to mark the body where the straps lined up with the tank ratchet strapped in. Then pull the tank and drill the holes in the body
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I pulled out the plastic covers for the back of the lower gate hinge and squeezed my arm in there to drop a bolt down for the rear part of the strap. That sucked! Hacked my arm up but i got it. After dropping the bolts,through, I ran a lock washer and nut on to hold it permanently.
On the front part of the strap, i welded a washer to a nut then held it up to the hole in the body with a bolt and welded the washer in.
On the front part of the strap, i welded a washer to a nut then held it up to the hole in the body with a bolt and welded the washer in.
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- #268
I bolted up the tank and it fits perfect! I used threaded rod about 9" long on the front, and my rear bolts hang just enough. Now I will take it out and continue plumbing.
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One of these days I need to venture over your way with some fresh Founders...
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Yeah man! Sounds good to me
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^^
What year Tracker did you pull it out of?
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I actually don't know what year it is, but I am going back out there sometime this week to grab the fuel sender wiring (I wasn't going to use it, but I might now), so I will check. I'm betting late 90's. The 2 door Sidekick/Trackers there had smaller tanks under them. I am not even certain that this is 16 gallons, but I believe it is at least that from internet searching. I have seen some listed as 17 gallons. By dimensions, it comes our around 16ish (It has the rounded sides so I guestimated a bit). I will know when I do my initial fill and report back. Hopefully after this weekend!
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- #274
More progress on the su tank. I welded the bung on the filler pipe and powder coated it as well as the tank straps. The coating on the tank is suber tough so i sandblasted the grime off of it and the few rusty spots. Then I recoated the whole thing with good 3m undercoating. My buddy that runs a fab/laser cutting shop quick
cut me a cover out of stainless for the one hole I'm not using. He was having fun and engraved it too. I bought materials for an underside of the truck refresh this weekend, that's all thats keeping me from starting reassembly.
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- #275
Picked it up with the 12,500# capacity fork lift, and backed it up with another and hot water power washed the bottom side. Next day will be blast and paint
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- #276
Nice and clean but she has a suprising amount of rust coming from Missouri
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- #277
Picked it back up today and pulled the rear springs to powder coat, then sand blasted the crusty stuff to prep it for paint
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- #278
I used "Chassis Saver" paint in semi gloss. It uses moisture from the air to harden and is supposed to be super tough. We'll see. I sprayed it using my touch up spray gun for better control, also their reducer to thin it.
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Two coats of paint, blasted and powder coated the springs and back together. Now ready to proceed with the sub tank install.
Looks great, man! Keep it up!
