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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Digger on March 21, 2005, 02:48:58 PM
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Today I met up with BionicOnion and picked up the rest of the pieces I needed to put the fuel system back together. While I was out, I stopped at a junk yard and picked up a really nice tank skidplate to replace the rusted out one. The skid I picked up mounted to the 4 tank mounting bolts only instead of 3 of them and one to the frame. This made raising the tank even easier. I figured since BionicOnion already installed a 4 inch body lift, I had plenty of room to raise the tank.
I cut off the front tank mounting tabs flush with the tube cross member. Then I positioned the tank and skidplate with the rear mounting holes above the rear tube cross member and secured it with a pair of heavy duty muffler clamps. Then I secured the front tank/skid mounting holes to the cross member in front of the tank with another pair of heavy muffler clamps and some L brackets I made. It is held in VERY securely this way.
As I was hooking everything up on the top of the tank, I measured and realized I had gained 4 inches of clearance under the tank! I was only shooting for 3, but 4 will work, too.
Now I have no use for the rusted out tank-protector bar, so I don't have to put it back on. This has given my Goblin Tracker a really nice departure angle. Now all I need is for the ECM to come back, add some gas to the tank, cross my fingers and try the key! Wish me luck!
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Well, the ECM came back today. I added some gas to the tank, plugged the ECM in, crossed my fingers and turned the key...
After slightly longer than normal cranking, it fired and roared to life! This is the first time it's ran since before I bought it, so needless to say I'm very happy right now ;D ;D ;D ;D
I spent the rest of the night putting the dash back together, changing over to the 31's and doing a little exhaust work on it. It's going to have to wait for it's maiden voyage until thursday since I work a 24 in the morning, but I'll be sure to snap a couple pics of it then...
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Nice, I love that feeling too, I once bought a 3wheeler that came in 2 different box (talk about peices), well once I got it all assembled at started I was in paradise for a few seconds. Keep up the good work, cant wait to see pics.... ;)