Did gbodys have rubber liners on the gas tank straps from the factory? When I pulled mine apart there were none. When I bought my tank and straps from tanks Inc I purchased rubber strap liners. If they weren't in there from the factory I'm going to leave them out. Thanks in advance!!!
Rubber liners on gas tank straps????
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my factory tank/straps didn't have rubber padding; I saw that comes on a lot of new stuff nowadays. I re-used the old tank and straps and fasteners when I installed EFI. Rubber straps seem like a good idea so long as they are not the problem with fitment - I would keep them. Block of wood on a jack and partial engagement of forward fasteners before I put the aft fasteners through the loop and tightened all down incrementally, shifting tank as needed, and congratulated myself. Biggest issues were getting the last gallon of gas out of the tank, and keeping it clean, and not blowing myself up with a tool spark.
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Old school cars used tarpaper. I used thin rubber scraps rescued from a neighbor’s pond (liner) project.
I bought longer bolts and lifted the tank (empty) into place with a floor jack, small piece of plywood to spread the load on the tank.
I bought longer bolts and lifted the tank (empty) into place with a floor jack, small piece of plywood to spread the load on the tank.
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I don't know about g body's but A body cars gas tanks can produce a horrible squeeking noise that rubber insulators seem to remedy.
Yep, and if you’re running a fuel pump in the tank you want the rubber straps to keep the noise down.
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Yup. Forgot about those 6 cylinder turbo cars. Hardly ever think about them. Later versions used further insulation on the bottom of the tank as well. 25519978 for those "patches" and 25519980 for the insulator straps regardless of year of turbo 6 (VIN9 or VIN7).
The reason the non-turbo cars didn't need them is that if you've ever done a tank replacement, you KNOW how tight those straps are. The tank is virtually immovable. Gas sloshing around is the only worry, and it's not expected to make any noise.
Oh, yeah, the turbo cars used a body bushing bolt for the front gas tank strap too. P/N 14085302. 2 per car. I suppose because they're longer to make up for the straps. You're welcome.
The reason the non-turbo cars didn't need them is that if you've ever done a tank replacement, you KNOW how tight those straps are. The tank is virtually immovable. Gas sloshing around is the only worry, and it's not expected to make any noise.
Oh, yeah, the turbo cars used a body bushing bolt for the front gas tank strap too. P/N 14085302. 2 per car. I suppose because they're longer to make up for the straps. You're welcome.
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My car "sings" from the in-tank fuel pump. Might look into trying the bushing bolts and rubber insulation. Learn something new every day here.
I read a while back that people were using bicycle inner tubes cut to size for the tank strap rubber... I thought it was a pretty good idea
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