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corax · 05-15-2009, 09:39 PM

Since I got my 1" body lift years ago I've been embarassed by the gap between the gas tank and the body. Actually no, but I was bored today so I raised the tank 1" to match the body lift. Originally I had 17" from the ground to the bottom of the tank skid plate and the tank hung ~4.5" below the frame rails. So I dropped the tank and spent way too long cutting off the front mount. This is what it looked like originally

then after much effort, mostly with my Dremel because that was the only thing I had that could get in there to cut the metal next to the welds - it is of course welded to the top sides and bottom (before I painted it)

the rear mount was much easier. I cut it on an angle to get more weld between the 2 halves. I also used a 90* square to mark the 1" I was cutting out to make sure I didn't change the mounting angle

I still need to cut and remount the tank skid plate, but here's where the tank is now

giving me a bit more ground clearance (should be 18" by the time I get the skid back on)

05-15-2009, 09:39 PM	#19 (permalink)
corax Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: eastern PA Posts: 632	Since I got my 1" body lift years ago I've been embarassed by the gap between the gas tank and the body. Actually no, but I was bored today so I raised the tank 1" to match the body lift. Originally I had 17" from the ground to the bottom of the tank skid plate and the tank hung ~4.5" below the frame rails. So I dropped the tank and spent way too long cutting off the front mount. This is what it looked like originally then after much effort, mostly with my Dremel because that was the only thing I had that could get in there to cut the metal next to the welds - it is of course welded to the top sides and bottom (before I painted it) the rear mount was much easier. I cut it on an angle to get more weld between the 2 halves. I also used a 90* square to mark the 1" I was cutting out to make sure I didn't change the mounting angle I still need to cut and remount the tank skid plate, but here's where the tank is now giving me a bit more ground clearance (should be 18" by the time I get the skid back on) __________________ -Keith- kb3scj '88 4runner SR5 - 3.0 7MGE eng swap - Marlin HD W56 - 4.56 V6 Thirds - '82 Toyota Celica Supra LSD up front - 33x10.5 BFG KM2's - NWMP Aux Gas Tank - home fab front and rear bumpers - Hannemann fenders - OME Dakar rear springs w/ Bilstein 5150 reservoir shocks Garage Thread "Speed doesn't kill, suddenly becoming stationary does." - Richard Hammond Last edited by corax; 06-26-2009 at 12:00 PM.