Hi Mike,
Sounds like a plan.
Say hi for us.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Naw, I am just going to make a horizontal cut across the front and back
> anchor plates and add a bit of plate steel in the middle. I will just
> lap the plates and arc weld them. I have a nice little wire feed
> welder.
>
> I want to beef it up though. Steve Seppala from the group has been over
> helping lately. We stay in touch with him and Jo as well as a bunch
> others.
>
> Mike

 

Hi Mike,
Sounds like a plan.
Say hi for us.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Naw, I am just going to make a horizontal cut across the front and back
> anchor plates and add a bit of plate steel in the middle. I will just
> lap the plates and arc weld them. I have a nice little wire feed
> welder.
>
> I want to beef it up though. Steve Seppala from the group has been over
> helping lately. We stay in touch with him and Jo as well as a bunch
> others.
>
> Mike

 

Hi Mike,
Sounds like a plan.
Say hi for us.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Naw, I am just going to make a horizontal cut across the front and back
> anchor plates and add a bit of plate steel in the middle. I will just
> lap the plates and arc weld them. I have a nice little wire feed
> welder.
>
> I want to beef it up though. Steve Seppala from the group has been over
> helping lately. We stay in touch with him and Jo as well as a bunch
> others.
>
> Mike

 

Mike,
I just checked out my 86 CJ7. The tank top is pretty close to flush with the
top of the frame rails at the highest point of arch. I looked in the rear
wheel well where the body mount is just behind the axle. My jeep has a strap
the goes from one side of the frame to the other. It is located at the same
body mounts. Hope this helps. Also my tank is the big factory plastic one
too. I'm going out of town for a couple weeks so I won't have access to the
NG until I come back but if you have any questions you can email me at
boatdriver at hotmail.
Rich

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:442C415A.1AE79656@sympatico.ca...
> Like the header says, does anyone know the gas tank to body gap on a
> CJ7?
>
> I lost my skid plate on a trail run a couple summers ago and recently
> came across a skid plate to replace it. The new plate fits my frame.
> There are even pre-drilled holes that were under the old skid plate rim
> that match up, but... The sucker is about 4-5" too shallow for my
> plastic tank!
>
> It must be for the 50 liter tank and I have the 76L one.
>
> So I figure I will just cut the sucker and weld a strip of metal in the
> middle to make it taller. It is open sided so I am going to gusset it
> as well and I think I might make the leading and trailing edges braced
> and skid ready < > with angle iron.
>
> Problem is, the old scraps of skid plate got tossed out long ago and I
> don't know how much clearance there should be at the top of the tank. I
> only want to do this once and figure doing it the right way is usually
> easiest. ;-) I do have a 'glass body on it, but the same gap would be
> nice.
>
> The tank does have raised ribs on it where lines have clearance, but I
> don't think up tight is right. I am getting a stock hold down strap
> that holds the tank into the plate so I will have that to cut the
> hole/slot by.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Mike,
I just checked out my 86 CJ7. The tank top is pretty close to flush with the
top of the frame rails at the highest point of arch. I looked in the rear
wheel well where the body mount is just behind the axle. My jeep has a strap
the goes from one side of the frame to the other. It is located at the same
body mounts. Hope this helps. Also my tank is the big factory plastic one
too. I'm going out of town for a couple weeks so I won't have access to the
NG until I come back but if you have any questions you can email me at
boatdriver at hotmail.
Rich

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:442C415A.1AE79656@sympatico.ca...
> Like the header says, does anyone know the gas tank to body gap on a
> CJ7?
>
> I lost my skid plate on a trail run a couple summers ago and recently
> came across a skid plate to replace it. The new plate fits my frame.
> There are even pre-drilled holes that were under the old skid plate rim
> that match up, but... The sucker is about 4-5" too shallow for my
> plastic tank!
>
> It must be for the 50 liter tank and I have the 76L one.
>
> So I figure I will just cut the sucker and weld a strip of metal in the
> middle to make it taller. It is open sided so I am going to gusset it
> as well and I think I might make the leading and trailing edges braced
> and skid ready < > with angle iron.
>
> Problem is, the old scraps of skid plate got tossed out long ago and I
> don't know how much clearance there should be at the top of the tank. I
> only want to do this once and figure doing it the right way is usually
> easiest. ;-) I do have a 'glass body on it, but the same gap would be
> nice.
>
> The tank does have raised ribs on it where lines have clearance, but I
> don't think up tight is right. I am getting a stock hold down strap
> that holds the tank into the plate so I will have that to cut the
> hole/slot by.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Mike,
I just checked out my 86 CJ7. The tank top is pretty close to flush with the
top of the frame rails at the highest point of arch. I looked in the rear
wheel well where the body mount is just behind the axle. My jeep has a strap
the goes from one side of the frame to the other. It is located at the same
body mounts. Hope this helps. Also my tank is the big factory plastic one
too. I'm going out of town for a couple weeks so I won't have access to the
NG until I come back but if you have any questions you can email me at
boatdriver at hotmail.
Rich

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:442C415A.1AE79656@sympatico.ca...
> Like the header says, does anyone know the gas tank to body gap on a
> CJ7?
>
> I lost my skid plate on a trail run a couple summers ago and recently
> came across a skid plate to replace it. The new plate fits my frame.
> There are even pre-drilled holes that were under the old skid plate rim
> that match up, but... The sucker is about 4-5" too shallow for my
> plastic tank!
>
> It must be for the 50 liter tank and I have the 76L one.
>
> So I figure I will just cut the sucker and weld a strip of metal in the
> middle to make it taller. It is open sided so I am going to gusset it
> as well and I think I might make the leading and trailing edges braced
> and skid ready < > with angle iron.
>
> Problem is, the old scraps of skid plate got tossed out long ago and I
> don't know how much clearance there should be at the top of the tank. I
> only want to do this once and figure doing it the right way is usually
> easiest. ;-) I do have a 'glass body on it, but the same gap would be
> nice.
>
> The tank does have raised ribs on it where lines have clearance, but I
> don't think up tight is right. I am getting a stock hold down strap
> that holds the tank into the plate so I will have that to cut the
> hole/slot by.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Thanks a lot Rich!

Mike

Rich wrote:
>
> Mike,
> I just checked out my 86 CJ7. The tank top is pretty close to flush with the
> top of the frame rails at the highest point of arch. I looked in the rear
> wheel well where the body mount is just behind the axle. My jeep has a strap
> the goes from one side of the frame to the other. It is located at the same
> body mounts. Hope this helps. Also my tank is the big factory plastic one
> too. I'm going out of town for a couple weeks so I won't have access to the
> NG until I come back but if you have any questions you can email me at
> boatdriver at hotmail.
> Rich
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:442C415A.1AE79656@sympatico.ca...
> > Like the header says, does anyone know the gas tank to body gap on a
> > CJ7?
> >
> > I lost my skid plate on a trail run a couple summers ago and recently
> > came across a skid plate to replace it. The new plate fits my frame.
> > There are even pre-drilled holes that were under the old skid plate rim
> > that match up, but... The sucker is about 4-5" too shallow for my
> > plastic tank!
> >
> > It must be for the 50 liter tank and I have the 76L one.
> >
> > So I figure I will just cut the sucker and weld a strip of metal in the
> > middle to make it taller. It is open sided so I am going to gusset it
> > as well and I think I might make the leading and trailing edges braced
> > and skid ready < > with angle iron.
> >
> > Problem is, the old scraps of skid plate got tossed out long ago and I
> > don't know how much clearance there should be at the top of the tank. I
> > only want to do this once and figure doing it the right way is usually
> > easiest. ;-) I do have a 'glass body on it, but the same gap would be
> > nice.
> >
> > The tank does have raised ribs on it where lines have clearance, but I
> > don't think up tight is right. I am getting a stock hold down strap
> > that holds the tank into the plate so I will have that to cut the
> > hole/slot by.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Thanks a lot Rich!

Mike

Rich wrote:
>
> Mike,
> I just checked out my 86 CJ7. The tank top is pretty close to flush with the
> top of the frame rails at the highest point of arch. I looked in the rear
> wheel well where the body mount is just behind the axle. My jeep has a strap
> the goes from one side of the frame to the other. It is located at the same
> body mounts. Hope this helps. Also my tank is the big factory plastic one
> too. I'm going out of town for a couple weeks so I won't have access to the
> NG until I come back but if you have any questions you can email me at
> boatdriver at hotmail.
> Rich
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:442C415A.1AE79656@sympatico.ca...
> > Like the header says, does anyone know the gas tank to body gap on a
> > CJ7?
> >
> > I lost my skid plate on a trail run a couple summers ago and recently
> > came across a skid plate to replace it. The new plate fits my frame.
> > There are even pre-drilled holes that were under the old skid plate rim
> > that match up, but... The sucker is about 4-5" too shallow for my
> > plastic tank!
> >
> > It must be for the 50 liter tank and I have the 76L one.
> >
> > So I figure I will just cut the sucker and weld a strip of metal in the
> > middle to make it taller. It is open sided so I am going to gusset it
> > as well and I think I might make the leading and trailing edges braced
> > and skid ready < > with angle iron.
> >
> > Problem is, the old scraps of skid plate got tossed out long ago and I
> > don't know how much clearance there should be at the top of the tank. I
> > only want to do this once and figure doing it the right way is usually
> > easiest. ;-) I do have a 'glass body on it, but the same gap would be
> > nice.
> >
> > The tank does have raised ribs on it where lines have clearance, but I
> > don't think up tight is right. I am getting a stock hold down strap
> > that holds the tank into the plate so I will have that to cut the
> > hole/slot by.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

 

Thanks a lot Rich!

Mike

Rich wrote:
>
> Mike,
> I just checked out my 86 CJ7. The tank top is pretty close to flush with the
> top of the frame rails at the highest point of arch. I looked in the rear
> wheel well where the body mount is just behind the axle. My jeep has a strap
> the goes from one side of the frame to the other. It is located at the same
> body mounts. Hope this helps. Also my tank is the big factory plastic one
> too. I'm going out of town for a couple weeks so I won't have access to the
> NG until I come back but if you have any questions you can email me at
> boatdriver at hotmail.
> Rich
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:442C415A.1AE79656@sympatico.ca...
> > Like the header says, does anyone know the gas tank to body gap on a
> > CJ7?
> >
> > I lost my skid plate on a trail run a couple summers ago and recently
> > came across a skid plate to replace it. The new plate fits my frame.
> > There are even pre-drilled holes that were under the old skid plate rim
> > that match up, but... The sucker is about 4-5" too shallow for my
> > plastic tank!
> >
> > It must be for the 50 liter tank and I have the 76L one.
> >
> > So I figure I will just cut the sucker and weld a strip of metal in the
> > middle to make it taller. It is open sided so I am going to gusset it
> > as well and I think I might make the leading and trailing edges braced
> > and skid ready < > with angle iron.
> >
> > Problem is, the old scraps of skid plate got tossed out long ago and I
> > don't know how much clearance there should be at the top of the tank. I
> > only want to do this once and figure doing it the right way is usually
> > easiest. ;-) I do have a 'glass body on it, but the same gap would be
> > nice.
> >
> > The tank does have raised ribs on it where lines have clearance, but I
> > don't think up tight is right. I am getting a stock hold down strap
> > that holds the tank into the plate so I will have that to cut the
> > hole/slot by.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)