Get some reinforced rubber stock--places like Orchard Supply (maybe
Lowe's, HD, etc.) sell it--and put a couple strips front to back to
level the tank and keep it off the boot pan.
BTW, if the tank hold-down straps have evenly-spaced holes they're for
copper rivets to hold a thick canvas-like padding. You don't want the
straps rubbing against the tank either (substitute rubber if you like).
Bob
On 5/15/2018 2:05 AM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> Forgive me, but when I acquired my BN2 it was an empty body shell and
> frame with a rather tatty suspension system.? Putting this car back
> together is something of a jigsaw puzzle with all the pieces blank.?
> Somehow it all fits together, but it is slow going sometimes.? I am
> trying to install the fuel tank in the boot.? The rubber seal for the
> rectangular hole is forward in the boot so the tank sits on it, but
> the rear of the tank is not supported and falls to the boot floor.? Am
> I missing something?? I don't find any type of support rubber or block
> that lifts the tank level in any catalog.? The rubber seal for the
> rectangular hole which is around 3/4 inch thick is all that is
> listed.? Are the tank straps supposed to crush the rubber enough to
> bring the tank down level with the floor.? Seems to me the tank should
> not just sit flat on the floor in the rear with metal to metal
> contact. Can someone clue me in here?
> Mike MacLean
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