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Well I got the tank installed.
Made a cradle out of some angle iron.
The pics pretty much tell the story.
Kim

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Picked up these nuts and welded them into the frame to hold the cradle.
Also made some hold downs out of 1" strap and 3/8x16 couplers.
Drilled out part of the threads on the couplers and inserted some 3/8 rod.
Ended up removing the piece of 1x1 I had in the middle for another piece of angle iron at the front.
Kim

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A few more pics of it installed. I have some rubber strap that I cut protecting the tank.
I'm thinking about painting it. I've seen some powder coated that looked decent.
Just have to plumb it all and do some finish welding and I should be able to paint my frame.
Kim

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That sure looks good.

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Great Job Kim!

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Oustanding Fab work as always!

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Thanks guys.
Kim

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Kim, Love the fab and install of the tank. If you ever have to remove tank, will you have to remove floor?.....Jim

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cool

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looks great! Where did u get those nuts and what are they called?

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The tank will only come out through the top so I will need to remove the bed floor to get it out.

Thanks.

I got them at Mcfadden-Dale hardware. I've seen them at Home Depot also.
They are coupler nuts.
Kim

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fab work looks great kim :D

looks like your running an exterior fuel pump from the lines coming out of the bottom sump.
i have a no-limit tank with internal pump, i've had to drop the tank twice to service the pump in 2 yrs.
i've heard external pumps are noisy, if i have to pull mine one more time; i will find out how noisy. :(
i'd rather have a pump that works than a quite pump. i recommend against the internal pumps anymore.

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Thanks.
I'm using a Walbro 255 LPH in-line pump. The guys in the LS section recommended it.
Going to run a pre-filter then the pump then a filter/regulator off a 03 Vette.
Kim

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Kim saw on another thread you were looking for Actuators for bed, hope this helps. :ito:



http://www.mcmaster.com/#electric-actuators/=hnzkta

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Awesome build

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Thanks for the link Rude Dude.

Thanks.
Kim

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Wow Kim! Very cool!
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great to catch up with your progress Kim, appreciate you documenting it all, even the 'simple' stuff.
Scott

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Got the fuel filters pump and lines installed.
Here's a few pics.
Kim

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Very clean, that stuff not cheap hey? But it works very well.

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Very nice....Jim

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Thanks.
It's a bit pricey but does the job. In wish the finish was a little tougher though.

Thanks.
Kim

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Yeah you have to be so careful with the wrenches, I didn't have a return line so it was a simpler system, I put electricians tape on a cresent wrench to soften the impact.

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Subscribed... Nice work!!