Fuel tanks mounted & plumbed.
I hadn't reinstalled the front tank up to this point because I picked up a 300 litre in-bed fuel tank a couple of weeks ago, and was struggling with how to plumb it into the front tank. At first, I thought I would tee into the return line, but it is only a 5/16" line and apparently a 5/16" barbed tee is made of unobtainium around these parts.
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After moving some stuff around in the garage, I came across a rubber plug that PnP uses to plug the oil pans once they have punched a hole in them to drain them. They do it on the oil pan, transmission pan, and differentials. How hard could it be to just remove the oil pan bolt?
Anyway, it's to my benefit this time, because the hole in the plug is the perfect fit for the 3/8" fuel hard line.
So, I drilled an 11/16" hole (same size as the OD of the rubber plug) in the tank by the filler neck.
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Put rag in the tank to catch the metal shavings.
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Cut the end off the plug, so it's no longer a plug, but a grommet, and put it in the hole.
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Insert truncated fuel line. It's nice and snug. I had to grease it up a little to get it in. A nice snug fit. It keeps the grommet nice and snug too. At this point I'm thinking: I am so smart. SMRT.
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Attach fuel line.
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After the fuel tank was installed, the other end of the hose is connected to the 3/8" barbed fitting coming through the bed of the truck.
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If you look closely, you can see the hole I had to drill in the brace for the pick-up bed (the large round one closest to the frame). It was one of 5 that I had to drill to put nuts on the bolts that hold the tank down. When I drilled the holes, they came out right in the middle of the brace.
It could have been worse. It could have been right where the brace vertical piece is. The brace is deeper than my drill bit, so I had to buy a long bit the same diameter (1/4') as the pilot bit on my hole saw. I used the smallest hole saw in my set to make the hole in just the right spot. With a little LED flashlight stuck in the end of the brace for light, I was able to see what i was doing when putting on the lock washer and nut. Used a long 3/8 drive extension with a 10mm socket. Two nuts in the socket so the outer nut sticks out a bit. A little grease on the outer nut to hold the lock washer, and Bob's your uncle! Up top, I used a 10 mm wrench to hold the bolt from turning. Atop that was a 4 lb hammer balanced on the wrench to prevent the bolt from moving up when I was attempting to thread the nut on. I actually had to put a little flanged nut between the bolt and the hammer to take up the slack.
The things you gotta do when you're only a one man crew.
Actually, it wasn't too bad even for a one man job.
