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Originally Posted by dlampe
First, congrats on your car!!!
If you have any questions shoot me a pm and I will give you a hand if I can. I have tons of pictures. I was going to send them direct to you but I had some technical difficulties so Steve has the them know for any of you that might need them.
As for the new tank, I installed mine after the trunk tub was installed. You can get a wrench in there to hold the nut. I did it. I also used the straps just as a back up.
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Thanks to everyone that have provided comments. The comments and suggestions are all appreciated.
All the pictures you posted on your HM-2002 build have been very useful and appreciated as well.
Did you hard mount the tank to the angle iron brackets that are welded to the frame? I think the concern with hard mounting the tank is there is no give if the frame flexes any. Stresses on the tank and/or welds might cause a failure at some point. My thoughts are to use rubber between the tank and the angle iron brackets. Either 1/8" strip or 1/4" (2 layers). Right now I have 5 bolts on each side. Not sure could get to the bolt heads with the trunk tub installed so will weld the heads. Tank fits up from the bottom and can get to the nuts. Still undecided on the straps whether they are needed even as a backup with 10 bolts holding the tank in. The welded bolts will also help with grounding using some external tooth lock washers between the nuts and tank.