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Aluminum Gas Tank - Totally Tanked

Aluminum Gas Tank
With the seat out, we then... 
   
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Aluminum Gas Tank
With the seat out, we then removed the tank. We also removed the filler neck, fuel lines, insulation,...
Aluminum Gas Tank
...and all the rest of the... 
   
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Aluminum Gas Tank
...and all the rest of the unnecessary hardware.
Aluminum Gas Tank
Normally, for this install... 
   
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Normally, for this install you need to remove a few crossmembers toward the rear of the frame, but because Shorty has already had the factory crossmembers removed, we got straight to business. The tank mounts on the frame's underside between the framerails. Using a floor jack, Chance placed the tank in the mounting position.
Aluminum Gas Tank
We decided we would place... 
   
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We decided we would place the tank 2 1/2 inches from the rear of the frame; therefore, we made our measurement and placed the tank accordingly.
Aluminum Gas Tank
Making sure the tank was squared... 
   
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Making sure the tank was squared up, we took one more set of measurements, but this time we measured from the rear of the frame to the forward edge of the tank.
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With the tank squared up,... 
   
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With the tank squared up, we placed the No Limit steel mounting strips on the underside of the tank flanges and marked where the mounting holes needed to be drilled.

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