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Re: Fuel Tank

To: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Fuel Tank
From: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:12:54 -0500
Cc: Bruce <brucemills@dccnet.com>, mgb-v8@autox.team.net
References: <001f01bff8d3$4765b920$669e05d1@bruce> <39820FFB.AFB1E418@erols.com>
Reply-to: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>
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Jim Stuart wrote:

> I just removed the tank, cut a new hole for the filler, put it back in the new
> location with a floor jack to hold it in place, drilled new holes from
> underneath. You will use the same captive nuts on the tank. Pretty simple. The
> trick is to plan the cutout so the piece that is removed can be rotated 180` &
> welded back in place without having to add filler pieces. I only missed by 
>1/4",
> which is not too bad.
>
> Jim Stuart
>
> Bruce wrote:
>
> > It is hard to believe in 2 -3 months my 75 MGB will be off the road under
> > going the installation of the Rover 3.5lt engine which I have spent all
> > fall, winter and spring working on.
> > There was a posting a couple of days ago about moving the gas tank. I was
> > curious on how it is being moved.
> > My idea was to get a couple of piece's of steel, 2 -3 " wide and drill the
> > appropriate holes in the steel which would allow me to still use the
> > existing holes in the trunk to attach the steel strip too while mounting the
> > tank through the new holes in the steel strip. It should work!
> >
> > Bruce

That's the way I did it as well.  If I remember correctly (and that's a reach 
these
days) I used a late model Midget rubber tube to make it from the stock filler 
neck
to the tank.


--
Larry Dickstein
Lone Jack, MO

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