This evening was the great gas tank finale!
I pulled the tank skid pan out of the patrol and set it up in the shop. The original felt strips that protect the tank from rubbing on the skid pan are kinda gross, so I picked up a 2" wide x 1/8" thick x 10' long roll of rubber to use instead. I would have preferred black, but the price was right and the tank will be hidden!
In case you are interested -- it's SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber). An oil and temperature pliable rubber.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P3Q7DRF Here's the skid pan has the rubber strips in place and is waiting for the tank.
Here the tank is secured in place! I left the strips run long and put the seam on top. I used the full five feet on each side.
I didn't take enough pictures, but boy adjusting the fuel sender was a chore! I wanted it to read full when it the sender float is about 1/8" from the top and empty when the float is about 1/8" from the bottom. This will add some error... It will read full when it's slightly less than 100% full, and more importantly, it will read empty a bit before it's actually empty -- my version of a gas warning light!
Fitting the fuel pump was far less difficult than the sender... except that I wanted to keep the filter about 1/16 of an inch off the bottom. Luckily the filter sock has a plastic spacer that holds it about 1/8" proud as it's literally touching the bottom! What happened was I cut the tube to length then "slipped" the pump outlet onto the tube... except it stopped slipping about 1/8" from all the way in! There was nothing I could do to push it in further or even pull it out at all! So, it's a tight fit fuel pump
And now -- it is installed in the frame! There is something gratifying about something moving from the shop and ending up installed on the Patrol
Next stop, brake and fuel plumbing and assembling the engine...
J
