98 Fuel tank. F**********
98 Fuel tank. F********** So I found a G80 rear-end with a 3:42 gear in the junkyard to replace my G80 with a 2:73 gear. I figured might as well drop the tank and upgrade the pump while the rear is out. Sadly my car is a 98. So no removable filler neck on the gas tank. My question is this. HOW THE HELL DOES THAT TANK COME OUT? Ha ha. We have the car up on a lift at my buddies shop. I mean that damn thing is impossible. Fortunately we got it pulled out enough that the tank is hanging down low enough at an angle that my buddy just stood on a stool and was able to remove the gas lines and get the pump out.
So we can still get the job done. But is there a secret to getting that damn tank all the way out? I'd love to punch squarely in the mouth whoever designed that thing without a removable filler neck.
So we can still get the job done. But is there a secret to getting that damn tank all the way out? I'd love to punch squarely in the mouth whoever designed that thing without a removable filler neck.
There is a long list of egregious design offenses with the F-Body platform that illicit such rage. These engineers need a good old fashioned *** whooping for some of these design choices.
the first time I dropped my tank....removed exhaust....dropped the rear end as far as it would go....with shocks disconnected....the vid above is spot on !
you do not have to cut the exhaust like in the vid....remove pass shock and spring and slide out to the right
you do not have to cut the exhaust like in the vid....remove pass shock and spring and slide out to the right
For my 99, the service manual says to remove passenger side rear coil, end link, and take the bolts out the torque arm to allow the rear to drop.
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I've seen it done nicely enough on occasion but most of the time it's a hack job of a repair that I've never liked.
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I get it if the car's a full race build or something. At that point you need the car back in action quickly should the pump fail. Full on race builds typically have a lot of cutting done to the body anyway. But short of that, I wouldn't do it.