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Title: Fuel tank hold down strap
Post by: 1955CJ-5 on October 18, 2013, 10:41:10 AM: When I cleaned the old strap it had bits of some cardboard-like material sill held in place by the staples.

I've thought of using cork, leather and the fuzzy side of self-adhesive Velcro.

What do you suppose was used originally and is it available?
Title: Re: Fuel tank hold down strap
Post by: garage gnome on October 18, 2013, 11:05:16 AM: Originally it was the same stuff as the grille welting. On my 53, I bought another grille welt kit and stuck that under the strap.
Title: Re: Fuel tank hold down strap
Post by: 1955CJ-5 on October 18, 2013, 11:24:05 AM: Quote
Originally it was the same stuff as the grille welting. On my 53, I bought another grille welt kit and stuck that under the strap.

Thanks Nate!

I was just rooting around in my CJ-5 leftovers looking for a clip-in 5/16 nut for the accelerator foot rest, and found a grill welting strip that I had never installed...how about that...
Title: Re: Fuel tank hold down strap
Post by: athawk11 on October 18, 2013, 11:47:47 AM: The original is very similar to a light duty canvas tie strap used with footman loops etc.ï¿½ ï¿½You might be able to find this at a better price than a grille welting kit.ï¿½ A local Army Navy Surplus is a great place to look.

I used a piece of rubber infused with fibers.ï¿½ I also used it between the fender to tub...and grille to fender.ï¿½ It offers the anti squeak characteristics, but doesn't hold water like the original materials.

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa397/athawk11/AntiSqueakMaterial.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/athawk11/media/AntiSqueakMaterial.jpg.html)

I sent some to Bretto to try.ï¿½ I think he ended up liking it too.

Tim
Title: Re: Fuel tank hold down strap
Post by: SteveW on October 18, 2013, 03:28:24 PM: I used some floor mat material and cut it into strips. I glued them to tank with contact cement and on the strapping I secured it with thin copper wire through the staple holes.
Title: Re: Fuel tank hold down strap
Post by: stony on October 26, 2013, 01:19:15 AM: Cruising around e-bay and found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-MB-GPW-CJ2A-CJ3A-CJ3B-M38-Fuel-Tank-Felt-Kit-x-12021-87-/370925553002?hash=item565ce2c56a&vxp=mtr
Title: Re: Fuel tank hold down strap
Post by: bretto on October 26, 2013, 09:16:27 AM: Yes Tim, I love that stuff. I used it in multiple spots on my rig.
Title: Re: Fuel tank hold down strap
Post by: 1955CJ-5 on October 26, 2013, 10:27:54 AM: I had one of those felt kits, and was going to use it, but it was a little too thick and was making the tank fit a little tight. So I used some webbed strapping that I bought ($3) at the MVPA show last spring..and I'm finding more uses for it all over as Bretto mentioned....shoulda bought two

I ended up using the extra grill welt under the hold-down strap.