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Offline Steve

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Gas Tank Floorboard Holes
« on: January 24, 2014, 05:48:15 PM »
Would someone be willing to provide me with a couple of measurements for the locations of the two floorboard holes for the gas tank? I have the old flooring as a template for the size of the holes, but not their positioning relative to the back or side of the jeep. (Yes, I know hat I should have thought of this prior to hacking everything up. Not the first time.) Thanks.

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Re: Gas Tank Floorboard Holes
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2014, 06:45:45 PM »
You might want to wait  until you have the new floor and the tank you will eventually use, as some of the new tanks don't exactly match the original locations.
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Re: Gas Tank Floorboard Holes
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2014, 07:09:04 PM »
Good advice.
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Re: Gas Tank Floorboard Holes
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 09:14:46 PM »
Good advice from Bill,

And take into account that the bracket for the hold-down strap moves the tank just over an inch inboard from the side of the jeep..
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Re: Gas Tank Floorboard Holes
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2014, 08:13:13 AM »
Easiest way to to this is to put some grease on the tank bungs and put the tank in after the new floor is in. This is what I did on my '53 and it worked great.
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