what did you use to mount your blazer tank

[matthufham]

i have the straps and everything, but i need something inbetween the straps and the tank, and the tank with the frame. my dad says cut up a mudflap, but we found an old tire and cut it up. i'm affraid all those steel belts in the tire are going to slice my tank (i have a poly tank). i cut up a bike innertube, but it seems too thin. foam insulation tubing (the stuff they use around roll bars/roll cages) won't last. i'm lost here.