I knew the day would eventually come. After the trip to Martinez and Upper Woodpecker with Adrian it was here.

Stock gas tank skid was toast so I made a new one out of 11 gauge sheet and tube.

Check it out.



http://www.fastq.com/~sschaefer/gastank_skid.html

Gets it first testing at the CO4RJ.

 

Nice work Steve!

 

Where the heck is: "N. Hades"

 

My guess is that N. Hades is North of here . I don't want to visit either Hades or N. Hades.

Alan

 

Damn, I'll bet it is bomb proof.

You need to drill some holes to let the swamp water run out. In my area it would fill with water and freeze, expand and still crush the fuel tank.

So, how soon can I get mine if I order it now? I got all the rest of your ass end stuff, might as well get this too.

Gadget

www.GadgetOnline.com

 

Its another name for hell in the Bible. You know, Phoenix.

 

I'll make you one but I don't sell "before" the testing is complete. It is going to be expensive as well. Many many many hours and I need to make a jig. I don't want to keep building them off of my truck. Getting all those brackets in the right spot is quite difficult.

You'll also need to cut out and send me your stock rear mounts.

There is a drain hole at the rear, which is fine for Arizona. You may have to swiss cheese it more.

 

Steve,

Ever wonder what the heck you would do with your time if the little "2.7 that could" had not come into your life ???



David

 

Have more free time. But then a FJ-62 showed up and that takes even more time.

 

Jeez, I wish I had problems like that taking up my time.

 

If it was mine, I'd powdercoat it for the rust protection on the inside of the 'tray'.

I've seen this in person and it definitely qualifies as 'Armor'.

 

steve ive said it before. when i get my third gen, i'm coming to you.

i plan to regear it (crawler) and do all kinds of crazy ˟˟˟˟

 

Looks good Steve, that seemed to be the last area of armoring left under your truck. Of course the lengthened belly pan too, but you know what I mean.

The only advice I was given when working on mine is to make the mounts thicker because they are prone to bending under heavy, shock loads. Looks like you did that and have a fine piece of steel.

Mine is cheesed up moderately for drainage, I find the benefit to be negligible after having ot for one winter.

Mark is right on with the powdercoat on the inside. That is where I have the biggest problem with mine. The outside can drip dry but even with the holes the inside holds water.

 

Well.......................

I'll spray paint it for Colorado and get it powder coated when I get back.

If we were wheelin in AZ I would not even have to paint it.

After seeing Adrians gas tank skid, I was Inspired.

FYI- ASU Dan has to sign the book ever time he goes to Long Wongs too....................................

 

They didn't even let us into Micky's Hangover tonight. My ID was fine, but my 24 year old friend Kasey had a problem with hers.... damn bouncers.

oh yeah, and we have a MAJOR fuel leak....

Dan

 

So Steve,

Are you making these for sale? If so, how much?

Chris

 

how did it fair in CO?

 

Put me down for a set when you start to sell them. I have already ripped my plastic thing all to h-ll.

 

I could have sworn Steve told me in Colorado that he was not going to make these for sale.

 

If you saw the pictures / video of Steve high centered, some of that was the full vehicle weight on the gas tank skid, and some was on the crossmember in front of the skid. It has a slight deformation, but it's not crushed. If I hadn't seen the full weight on that thing, I wouldn't have believed it could stand up to that.

:pat: I told him several times, Be Happy, if Adrian hadn't taken you up that line, the skid would never have gotten a true test

Check his website & pictures again, with the amount of labor hours in that thing, you could buy the equipment, make it yourself, and still be ahead of what someone would have to charge to make one like that....