First Main Project

My first MAIN project I did on Frank was prbably, other than the $500 Brake job since i didn't want to do it my self, would probably have to be putting in my drivers side gas tank. This project wasn't really difficult, just time consuming.

Things you need:

Gas tank (find out what size, on mine per say it was a 16 gallon) you can find a new one for about $100.

You will need straps, because more than likely you will be rotted out, those go for around $20.

Then you want HIGH pressure hoses, i'll get to that later.

• The first thing i did was disconnect the battery, ( This was before i figured out the sending unit was shot )
• After that, i had to take off the stupid plastic gaurd, which a word of advice, just throw that away. Those gaurds have been known to cause excessive wear in the metal on the tank because rocks and dirt get up in there and act like sand paper and along with the vibrations caused by the truck. so yeah just toss it.
• Then you want an impact gun w/ sockets to take off the 4 bolts on each strap bracket.
• Put a jack or something you can slowly lower underneath the gas tank because you don't want it to drop. But you want to lower it.
• If you plan on re-using the sending unit (if it still works) cut the wires and leave space to re-strip them
• After that you want a flat head screw driver and a pliers to get all the hoses off the gas tank and sending unit, NOTE: If the hoses ar getting pretty knarley and rotted you're going to wanna replace them, just bring the hoses into your nearest auto parts store and they can help you out, also you're gunna want new hose clamps
• When you get all the hoses and clamps off the tank, and the sending unit disconnected, and the 8 bolts out of the strap brackets, then you can lower the gas tank amd remove it from under the vehicle, (this makes it easier to take the straps off)
• Take an impact and try to take the nuts off the straps, if they won't budge you can just cut them off
• Then you want to take a drill with the appropriate drill bit and drill out the 3 rivets on the bottom of the bracket

On The Side:

• One you get the tank totally seperated, you are going to want to take the filler neck off and take the strap brakets and call around to find somewhere or some one with a sand blaster.
• Take the filler neck and brackets and get them sand blasted so they don't rust anymore because for some reason they don't make replacement brackets.
• After sand blasting, go buy some cheap undercoating and thouroughly coat the brackets and filler neck, and also coat the gas tank

Finishing Your Gas Tank:

• Rivit in the straps to the brackets
• Put the sending unit in 
• Bolt the brackets to the frame
• Pick the gas tank up and hold it up
• Push the straps around and through the hole as far as it goes and thread the nut on hand tight for both sides
• Put the hoses and clapms all back on and make sure they're tight
• Connect the wires back to the sending unit 
• Tighten the strap bolts
• Fill it with gas 
• Start 'er up
• You're done :)