[DeTomaso] Gas tank woes

[Ken Green]

Rob,
 
    As far as I know, the shield DOES NOT attach to the gas tank and can slip without the tank moving.  
 
    Jack, is that correct?
 
Ken

--- On Sun, 5/16/10, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:


From: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Gas tank woes
To: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
Cc: "pantera list" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 6:40 AM


That is what I am trying to figure out. I figured if the tank dropped, I would be in serious trouble.  Does the shield connect to the tank and is it possible that the shield would drop but the tank stay still?


On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:






Rob,
 
    I thought that gas tank rests on the frame and is held against the frame by the single strap that goes across the top and then down to the frame.  It's hard to imagine the tank being able to drop an inch?  Did you intend to say that the shield had dropped an inch?
 
Ken

--- On Sat, 5/15/10, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:


From: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>

Subject: [DeTomaso] Gas tank woes
To: "pantera list" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 2:01 PM





In my continuing saga to put Hall Big-throat headers on my car and do some
detailing as I go, I got the driver-side header loosely fitted in.  In the
process, I'm taking the undercoating of the aluminum gas tank shield and
that is actually looking pretty polished and nice.  The new headers actually
rest against the tank shield and under further review, I see that the gas
tank as apparently dropped a good inch from where it appears to have
originally been.  The top strap has 3 pins which have separated from the
shield and there is about an inch gap downward between the two.  There are
what seem to be two mounting screws to the corner panel leading edge at the
wheel well that would align to two holes in the shield, if it did not shift.

So, how deep doo doo am I in?  Is this common and can I just drain the tank
and jack it back up?

Island Rob
#1488

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