wrangler tank mount question

[michael bustamante]

when mounting the tank in the 67 short stepper, is it better to drop in since i have the bed off or mount from underneath?. im worried about clearance issues for the filler and the sender unit.
Edit! More questions and pics below!!!
Thanks in advance!

[mongocanfly]

It would be much much easier to install from the top with the bed off..unless you have measured prior to pulling the bed it would mak it a little harder...I would set the bed on and mock up the tank where it needs to sit and take a bunch of measurements..pull bed and then fab mounts and install..

[michael bustamante]

Measure measure measure....lol. Ok thank you

[Green67Stepper]

Originally Posted by michael bustamante

Measure measure measure....lol. Ok thank you

hurry up and figure this out so i don't have too. hahah... my goal for next week is to get my tank mounted. are you doing to use the factory wrangler straps?

[michael bustamante]

no i dont have them, ill make some out of sheet metal

[michael bustamante]

update.
ok now shes in, strapped up and lookiooing good. i decided to go from underneath instead of doppping in from the top and it worked well. gettng ready to put the bed on now.
question. do i only need to trim the crossrail to clear the fuel sender or trim the rail to clear the whole top of the tank?

[michael bustamante]

Ok did i do something wrong here? It looks like ill have to completley cut the drossmember instead of just trimming to lay the bed back on the frame. Suggestions?

[compsystems]

on my install I had to cut a section out of the bed support to clear the top of the tank.

[michael bustamante]

anybody have pics of their crossmember cutouts? should i lower my tank a little?
will cutting the crossmember the width of the tank compromise its strength and if so how did yall reinforce it?