fuel tank cradle removal

[Branman1971]

I'm taking my cradles out and after unbolting they are stuck to the rear wall. Is this due to adhesive? I see no signs of welding them in. Anyone attempted this?

[Captainfab]

They are spot welded to the rear wall of the cab. Once you clean off the paint you will be able to see all of them better. If I remember correctly, there are quite a few spot welds on each one.

[bj383ss]

There are about 9 per side if I remember correctly. I just had to cut some out to put back in my truck.

Bret

[siggyfreud]

Spot welded. 4-5 peer bracket I think. Just took mine out. Was a pain but doable. Back wall is thin though so be careful. I burned the paint on the exterior in a few places, and poked a few holes. I'm a newb though so it was probably avoidable. You'll need to fab up new cab mounts for the rear once the brackets are out.

[racecougar]

If you don't need them completely removed from the cab, you can take the same approach I did.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...4&postcount=72

[Branman1971]

I was thinking of chopping them cougar, that came out nice.

[racecougar]

Thanks. I didn't see a reason to remove them completely but wanted to gain what space I could.

[Blue666]

You can drill out the spot welds with a spot weld cutter but I just used a 1/8" drill bit. If you lightly drill each spot weld, then pry up a little, then drill a little----you may be able to remove without having to fully drill through the spot weld. If you drill to far, you will need to weld the hole closed.

[Branman1971]

Thanks Blue! (My boy blue) lol
Sorry, got carried away. I'm in it already.