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Fuel tank install

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Dpards, Jul 27, 2009.

  1. Jul 27, 2009
    Dpards

    Dpards Member

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    Anyone have pictures of a 70-76 fuel tank installed in a earlier jeep my question is how are the rear shackles mine are almost hitting
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  2. Jul 27, 2009
    timgr

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  3. Jul 28, 2009
    Dpards

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    Thanks for that but what my problem is is that my rear schackles hit the tank and will make it really hard to bolt up but his tank looked like his shackles were further back
     
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  4. Jul 28, 2009
    Daryl

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    The tank in my 71 has strategically placed dents in the corners to be able to change the springbolts w/o dropping the tank.
     
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  5. Jul 29, 2009
    Boyink

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    I just put a dent in the tank. Shackle position would be the same as you. Also to install the tank I remove the nut on the shackle bolt and tap the bolt flush.
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    Boyink, Jul 29, 2009
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  6. Aug 3, 2009
    Dpards

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    I realized my problem i changed to the newer springs(wider) so thats why im so close
     
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