Bed, wheel tub removal tips? gas tank removal.

[CJ5 Convert]

Hey does anyone have any tips for holding the wheel well bolts while trying to undo the nuts from the other side. Also I'm just doing this to get to the tank on my '69 blazer to get it vatted is this the easest way?

[Big J]

If the topside is solid enough you can spot weld the bolts in place and just hit them with the cut off wheel when your done.

[vtblazer]

Tighten them till they snap off, then replace with new.

Simple, fast and easy.

But why not just drop the tank?

Reread your post.
Pulling the wheel wells won't give access to the tank either.

[Big J]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

Tighten them till they snap off, then replace with new.

Simple, fast and easy.

But why not just drop the tank?

Reread your post.
Pulling the wheel wells won't give access to the tank either.

Tighten them till they snap off, hmmm.... Way easier, lol.

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by Big J

Tighten them till they snap off, hmmm.... Way easier, lol.

Yeah it really is, they bite down into the floor and hold till they simply break.

Lots of frustration saved.

[DANTES JIMMY]

I Always Used A Piece Of Flat Stock And Spot Welded Each One
Down The Line Kinda All Together 0_0_0_0_0
Guess I Never Just Tried To Break Em Off I May Just Do That Next Time

WAIT A SECOND WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH GAS TANK REMOVAL???

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by DANTES JIMMY

WAIT A SECOND WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH GAS TANK REMOVAL???

Yeah, kinda waiting for CJ5 to jump in and 'splain it to us.

[CJ5 Convert]

Well I think the bottom line is sometimes I'm stupid .

All, yall are totally right the long story is I have a parts vehicle that is super clean. I was going to swap the backend off of it onto Crush because I have no title for this really clean '72 ( got it out of Juarez) and Crush'es bed is rotted where the PO let water sit under the original glued down floor mats. It is rusted at the rear and around the wheel tubs.

What I was trying to do is kill several birds with one stone. Including swapping the bed, pulling the tank and getting it vatted/swapped which ever one was more economical, starting work on the rear right spring (it's sprung and I was going to start looking at putting on a 4" lift).

What I needed to ask was a seperate question saying. If I don't pull the bed do yall have any tips for getting that tak out of there with the least amount of problems. Also at what point do you not vat a tank and just replace it. Last who can I get a quality replacement from if I need to.

Thanks all- Jason