Gas tank strap bend dimensions
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Gas tank strap bend dimensions
Hey, helping a friend install a new gas tank in a ‘78 next week. He bought new straps and tossed the old ones.
New straps are flat and pretty stiff. Anyone have the dimensions for the bends so we can get them in and then tighten them?
Thanks
New straps are flat and pretty stiff. Anyone have the dimensions for the bends so we can get them in and then tighten them?
Thanks
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Old Fart Pilot
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From: Spokane, WA
Not sure how this will relate to your '78, but I measured the staps in my '71 coupe and came up with this data:
From the "hook end" of the strap that connects to the removalbe lower support bar, there's about 1" running horizontally forward, then 12" going vertically up in front of the the tank, then 13" running back horizontally across the tank top and finally 8" or so going down vertically along the back side of the tank to the rear frame crossmember.
Just don't make your pre-bends to tight so they'll be able to "pull out/ease/stretch" to comform to your actual tank shape.
paul
From the "hook end" of the strap that connects to the removalbe lower support bar, there's about 1" running horizontally forward, then 12" going vertically up in front of the the tank, then 13" running back horizontally across the tank top and finally 8" or so going down vertically along the back side of the tank to the rear frame crossmember.
Just don't make your pre-bends to tight so they'll be able to "pull out/ease/stretch" to comform to your actual tank shape.
paul
