crumble Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Having spent hours and hours removing my fuek tank I now have a new one from Tim Fry landrovers. It won't go in though. Keep gettin git to within about an inch, but no luck. It's a 1990 Defender 90 Diesel. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hi, I know when I replaced my fuel tank (pattern part) the lip where the two bowls are joined together was larger than previous making the whole tank slightly wider and so I had to remove the door sill body trim and also the strip that ties in the bulkhead and rear tub. I was a pain, but I eventually got it to fit! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveturnbull Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I also had similar issues with an enlarged lip recently whist fitting a 90 tank in my hybrid. The solution - get the grinder out and trim a bit off the chassis side of the lip, but being careful not not go into the crimped area that makes the seal. Then 'persuade' it in with a swift boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Same here - I fitted a fuel tank to a 90 and the lip was quite a bit wider than the old one, which stopped it going in (they are swines at the best of times). I took an angle grinder to it - you can see the roll weld, so just stay outside of it. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cieranc Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I've a set of door skin pliers/joddlers here, wonder if you could roll the lip over on itself, double it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Hi, just fitted a new tank a couple of weeks ago -biggest job was cutting old seized bolts off! The new tank caught on the radius arm chassis bracket - a bit of a boot an it slid straight in B) just lucky I guess. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 when i replaced the tank on my 90 i dont actually know how i got it out. no matter which way i twisted the thing i couldnt get it out. So i got in a strop and grabbed hold of it from underneath and ragged it up and down and all about in a complete rage. It then fell on me. tried for about an hour to get the new one in and it just wouldnt go no matter how i twisted and turned. So again i got into a complete and utter childish tantrum-like blind fury rage and shoved and pushed and ragged it about with the intention of then pulling it out and beating it to death with a sledgehammer. Then in it popped with complete ease without me even realising it. No idea how though. 5 minutes later i started smoking again. NEVER try to do awkward jobs on a landrover in the first 2 weeks of giving up smoking. My blood pressure must have been through the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard14 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Having spent hours and hours removing my fuek tank I now have a new one from Tim Fry landrovers. It won't go in though. Keep gettin git to within about an inch, but no luck.It's a 1990 Defender 90 Diesel. Any ideas? I had to remove the side sill, and the inner channel to get mine out, very tight fit. Had to shear/cut every bolt on my project 97 Def 90. It looked to me as if 'they' put the body on after the tank. It gave me the chance to make a realy nice job of it, with all new stainless nuts, bolts, and washers, everything in lashings of Waxoil, and 'galvy' rocksliders. I wasn't pleased at first though. Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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