<VV> Gas Tank Install question II

[J. R. Read]

Terry is right - he DOES have pudgy hands!  If he can do it, so can you!
 
It's been so long since I did one that I don't remember the specific steps.  I DO know that I never took the crossmember down.  As someone suggested, you need to have the clamps lined up in such a way that you can reach them with a 1/4 inch drive socket wrench.  I never cut a hole in the inner fender either.
 
As I (sort of) recall, the type of steering column can have an affect on your approach to the solution.  What am I talking about?  1 piece or 2, collapsible or not - as examples.

Later, JR

--- On Mon, 6/24/13, tkalp at cox.net <tkalp at cox.net> wrote:


From: tkalp at cox.net <tkalp at cox.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> Gas Tank Install question II
To: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>, "rich dixon" <dixon5553 at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, June 24, 2013, 6:17 PM


Rich,

The last one I did, I ended up putting both hoses (new) on it, then removed the filler hose from the tank end and left the vent hose on.  That made it quite easy to feed the neck up where it belongs ( I used a broom handle in the neck to help guide it to the hole).  Once the tank was basically up and in position, I let it drop down a few inches and was able to get my pudgy hands and fingers up to put the neck hose onto the tank and tighten the one clamp (the others were snugged before installation).

This worked well for me . . . there are other ways that have worked for others.  Swapping tanks is not a job I look forward to . . .
Have fun and hope some of the advice helps.

T. Kalp
Wichita, KS