Builds The Warthog - 1977/73 combo (3 Viewers)

[wngrog]

My rear body mount mud trap no longer holds that which it traps...yours looks mint.

My challenge was getting the damn tank back in, wasn’t until I was up top doing the sender I realized the cargo floor was partially collapsed and that’s what I was fighting trying to line it all up, so hopefully your floor has seen less work in its life.

Did you install the Long Range Automotive tank?

I looked at the directions on line and it was basically.

Lengthen the sending unit.

Bolt it in.

Fill it up.

 

[Ol Yeller]

Did you install the Long Range Automotive tank?

I looked at the directions on line and it was basically.

Lengthen the sending unit.

Bolt it in.

Fill it up.

No I had mine re-new’d, stock tank back in.

 

[wngrog]

The rear area is cleaned. Sealed. Lined.

 

[wngrog]

I spent the day plumbing and wiring. Lots of progress.

 

[jynx]

What did you spray the belly with?

 

[wngrog]

What did you spray the belly with?

Rattle can bedliner. Because I had it.

 

[wngrog]

What did you spray the belly with?

Lizard Skin under the hood

 

[bobm]

Keep it up . Gets too fancy you'll have to paint it NEBULA GREEN .

 

[FJ40Jim]

Nice. What did that one come out of?

1982 FJ40.

 

[wngrog]

Paint, clean, clean, paint

 

[nuclearbeef]

Don't know if it helps any, but here's where the PO of my pig hung the LR tank.

September POTM - Cruiser Guy, Guatemala

The OEM water/fuel separator is now installed. I had originally used an old Racor that was laying around the shop and it appeared to work well but every once and a while the truck stalled due to an air pocket in the fuel system. I could see no leakage and a pump or two on the primer usually...

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[wngrog]

Don't know if it helps any, but here's where the PO of my pig hung the LR tank.

September POTM - Cruiser Guy, Guatemala

The OEM water/fuel separator is now installed. I had originally used an old Racor that was laying around the shop and it appeared to work well but every once and a while the truck stalled due to an air pocket in the fuel system. I could see no leakage and a pump or two on the primer usually...

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I’ve not spoken to a person that has done the 55 install but the people that have used this tank in 60s and 80s say it is plug and play.

 

[wngrog]

Inbound with the fuel tank from Valley Hybrids

 

[nuclearbeef]

I’ve not spoken to a person that has done the 55 install but the people that have used this tank in 60s and 80s say it is plug and play.

I've dropped it and put it back in before. Kinda tight, but I did it by myself with a floor jack.
IIRC biggest pain was undoing and doing up the hoses.

 

[nuclearbeef]

Here's where I dropped it. Didn't take helpful pics, unfortunately.

40 gal tank problems

I've been getting good help from the guys in the diesel section on narrowing down by troubles with the 3b not running right. Got it narrowed down to a fuel delivery issue somewhere between the filler neck and the water separator (on frame rail under driver's seat) Question: Was there more...

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[onemanarmy]

Not sure why you had such a time with your stock tank. Mine came out pretty easy, a bit heavy and awkward but straightforward, except for the previously mentioned hoses that had been on there for 35+ years.

 

[wngrog]

Mine would have been fairly easy had I not had to pull the “towers” that it sits on. The bolts were all frozen. I struggled until I decided to just cut them. The front one on each side though. It’s almost impossible to cut them. I had to loosen enough to get a 45* bent sawzall blade in there.

 

[wngrog]

Ready for pickup

 

[wngrog]

The cop motor is back in the house ....

 

[Megadoomer]

Cap motor, cap suspension, cap tires, cap shacks.