 Oil tank problems..............., Factory tank and late ('74) body?? |
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| East coaster |
 Jun 2 2006, 08:57 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,680 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None 
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OK, after a frustrating day assembling my car, I've bumped up against an issue with the oil tank. I'm using a new factory six oil tank and it won't fit correctly. I'm wondering if the later bodies added the brace in the picture below (yellow pencil aiming at it) to beef up the door latch area. My tank is teetering on this bracket and doesn't want to lay flat agianst the mounting area.
I can't be the first one to deal with this, what have others done to address this??? I hope it's not just crankin' the bolts down, cause that's got to wear into the tank sooner or later.  |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 3 2006, 10:18 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
or he just woke up from a nap LOL
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 3 2006, 10:39 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
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| pete-stevers |
Jun 3 2006, 11:13 AM
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saved from fire! Group: Members Posts: 2,642 Joined: 10-October 04 From: Abbotsford,BC, Canada Member No.: 2,914 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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now that you ask i had trouble fitting mine too....
we pushed the inside wall in a bit for fitting the tank...i thought it had somthing to do with a fender bender i had... but i did nothing about the braket other than rubber gromets to space it back a bit i have yet to get my soft lines on .... |
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| East coaster |
Jun 3 2006, 11:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,680 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None
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Update...........I used a cutoff wheel to remove just enough of the bracket (about 3/4") to clear the tank and it went right in and fit perfectly.
JP - I do have the factory spacers on the tank studs, one on each side of the mounting wall. I don't think I could've spaced it out far enough to clear and still have enough threads left to get the nuts on. I'm sure the tubs vary some and maybe this worked out OK for you. I still can't get the fitting to thread on at the bottom of the tank though. It hits the bottom of the fender just enough to prevent it from threading on. If I had another 1/8" of clearance it would go right on. And just to pre-empt another JP strike, if I had more spacer it would be worse not better. I think if I fiddle with it enough I can probably get it started by loosening the mouting bolts and tilting the tank in at the bottom? **Aaron - the turtle girl pic is not the fitting I'm having trouble with, that one fits great. It's the big one that dumps out in the rocker area off the bottom of the tank. |
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| SLITS |
Jun 3 2006, 11:44 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
QUOTE(East coaster @ Jun 3 2006, 10:37 AM)  **Aaron - the turtle girl pic is not the fitting I'm having trouble with, that one fits great. It's the big one that dumps out in the rocker area off the bottom of the tank. Aaron the budding CE......that's the SUCTION line to the oil cooler he's talking about......wowzers |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 3 2006, 03:29 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
just tryin to help....
maybe i should read the post next time LOL |
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| East coaster |
Jun 3 2006, 09:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,680 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None
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My fault Aaron.
I think I misled a couple people with my second pic. I was just trying to show the hose end options I had on the -16 hose, the tank was just in the background of the shot I did get the tank in and the hose on today. I just had to loosen up the tank mounts and tilt the tank in at the bottom, while prying the rocker flange out a little. |
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