I didn't have a lot of free time, but I did spend a little time each day and eventually get the canister moved up front. It's in a state that can be considered permanent, but now that I have a working bracket design, I'm going to design a more professional version after my trip that will be laser cut and bent (and can be ordered 1-off as needed for anyone doing the same thing). Routing the wiring up front actually wasn't too bad, and I was able to avoid getting it too close to the exhaust pretty much the whole way. I ended up not needing to relocate the power steering reservoir. These later models do not have the DRL resistor, either (at least not in that location). These later models' canister also has no threaded holes anywhere, unfortunately, so at first it wasn't obvious how I was going to secure it. In the end I strapped it down like a battery, which honestly ended up being a pretty great solution. It may not look like much, but it's solid.
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I did modify the brackets that hold up the spare tire brace, so that they would work correctly with the E&E (
@turbo8) rear bumper mounting bolt. Test fit & works perfectly. Painted the cut brackets for corrosion prevention, then will install everything related to the spare tire tomorrow or Saturday. The frame holes for dropping the brackets already exist, but are not threaded. The rearmost two (per side) are the correct size for the m8 rivnut, but the frontmost is smaller and has to be drilled out slightly (7/16" bit).
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(Don't worry, I will paint the brackets before permanent installation.)