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Old 09-21-2008, 09:15 PM   #121
brossow
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Re: Brent's '72 Custom/10 SWB stepside build

Not a lot of visible progress today, but some. Got the gas tank bolted up permanently -- finally! Took forever it seems and my fingers are raw from trying to get the various bolts started. Should have just scrapped the backing strips that came with the kit and used nuts and washers instead; would have been a LOT simpler.

As it is, I ended up buying longer bolts and some rubber spacers. In order to position the tank as far back as possible, it ended up underneath the triangular braces for the rear crossmember. This didn't allow the tank mounting flanges to contact the frame, plus I didn't want the tank rubbing against the braces, so I used the rubber spacers between the flange and the bottom of the frame. Hope this won't be a problem long term but it seemed like a good solution -- it fills the gap plus a bit extra, bringing the tank down just enough to not contact the frame braces.

Pics follow. More in the next post.
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