Gas Tank Install

gentlemen, I am currently awaiting the arrival of an under-seat gas tank for the wife's 62 Willys. what should I put under it, so there isn't metal on metal contact once it is installed?

was thinking a layer of silicone padding, but then thought against that do to any moisture getting trapped.

second thought is two strips of teak wood?

 

I think I used black rubber bungie cords, with the ends cut off.

 

i think on my jeep, I used a neoprene pad.

 

I picked up a spray can of bed liner. Like the Harbor freight stuff. Scuffed up the paint and gave the underside/ contact surfaces of the tank a couple thin coats.
I then cut a couple strips of an old thin rubber mudflap to sit it on.

 

When I convert back to gasoline I'll be reinstalling the gas tank I have without seeing what it was mounted on to start with. How many strips did you use and how wide were they?

 

I've decided I'm going to use this fire hose, cut to length. It's a little over 3" wide, and it'd ribbed so air can flow through it, and moisture won't get trapped.

 

These are tarp straps as mentioned above.

I used another under the hold down strap.

I used the cut off ends under each bolt of the hold down strap. I also ran a separate ground wire to one of the screws. There is also a return line from the fuel pump.

 

Very helpful, thanks for those pictures!