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Old 02-08-2014, 06:37 PM   #18
67Steven
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Re: 1972 K5 4x4 modified build

I took my rear spring shackles apart, cleaned them up and tied them together:



I bought a TIG welder so I am teaching myself how to use it:


I had purchased a NWMF 37gallon fuel tank early in the build, but when I decided to go EFI, it made the tank not worth the hassle to modify. Besides, it hung VERY low. So, I decided to fab my own tank. I drew it out in a CAD program and had a local guy cut the pieces out of 16g cold rolled sheet on his plasma table.

Here I drilled and threaded the adapter for the fuel level sender:




And the fuel pump opening:


Everything was tabbed and slotted, so it went together easily:


I dimpled the baffles for rigidity:



I started to bend up and tack everything together:



Keeping it square:

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