[todd99]

Alright I'm about to start day 3 of trying to install this tank and thought I'd give an update.

I think a lot of the problems I have been having with installing this tank stem from my truck being a Longhorn and not the standard long bed.

I had about 1" of clearance from the differential, so I had the corners of the frame cross-member notched out. This allowed me to push the tank back about another two inches. Which later turned out to be doubly important because the neck of the tank would have been dead in the center of one of the bed rails (wood bed), but it now just barely clears.

I drilled holes in the frame and had nuts welded in to make bolting up the tank possible.

The neck on the fuel cap and the tank over lap by about 1/4". I cut 3/8" off of the fuel cap.

The neck diameter of the cap is 2" and the diameter of the tank is 2-1/4". I cut a 3" piece of 2-1/4" rubber hose and a 1" piece of 2" hose. I inserted the 1" piece into the 2-1/4" and test fitted it. It is a really snug fit, which is good. Since it will be nearly impossible to tighten clamps on the neck, I am going to use SealAll on all of the rubber and a couple of long zip ties. I should be able to have the hose on the tank when I mount it and push the cap into the hose from above.

Since the cap is not vented, I installed an elbow and some fuel hose to one of the openings on the top of the tank. I inserted a fuel filter in the middle to prevent contamination and ran the hose over the frame rail.

If all goes well today, I am going to wire the fuel gauge, plumb the lines, and mount the tank.