The Rebuild

[hrpearce]

The sholder exercises are going well so today I tried some sanding and painting. Now the last tank bracket is painted. With Sam's help I cut a template for the bolt holes for the big angles that suport the tool box. I have drilled pilot holes and hope to feel fit enough to drill them out in the next couple of days.

[hrpearce]

Both tanks I have for my blitz are the same size but the filler necks are different distances from the front edge and onr has the bracing on top and the other underneath. I can get both tanks to fit just wondering why the difference.

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Both tanks I have for my blitz are the same size but the filler necks are different distances from the front edge and onr has the bracing on top and the other underneath. I can get both tanks to fit just wondering why the difference.

Looks like you might have 1 Ford tank and 1 Chev tank

The Chev tanks I have are the larger spacing with the round cut away fuel sender

The Ford ones I have are 6 inch spacing with below bracing and should have round flatter type fuel sender

[hrpearce]

Hi AJ both senders are Chev.

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Hi AJ both senders are Chev.

Just had a look at my trucks
Learn something new every day
On the Chevs they have a mixture of bracing on top and below with the larger spacing on the C15A and sigvan and a 2 inch spacing and below brace on the C60L, I am assuming it is to allow for spare tyre removal without wiping out the filler
The Ford tanks I have all seem to have 6 inch spacing with below brace

SO no idea
Probably a model difference thing

[hrpearce]

Sam helped me put the last fuel tank bracket on today.
I sat the tank on to test fit and discovered that the strap marks on the tank are further apart than my brackets. I also noticed the front bracket was bent back so Sam used a crowbar to bend it back into place.

[hrpearce]

I had Sam do some sanding today when the vibrations got too much for me.
The previous painting wasn't to neat I'll have to try harder at being messy to match it.
Can anyone tell me why BN is stamped into the support stay?

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

I sat the tank on to test fit and discovered that the strap marks on the tank are further apart than my brackets.

Hi Keith do you know where this tank came from originally given the wider bracket spacing and the fuel pipe heading straight toeards the chassis?