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Post by baseshakers on Jun 30, 2006 8:38:57 GMT -5
i should be getting my new kilby gas tank skid sometime next week, and i want to figure out how long it should take to put it on. (trying to get it ready for the run on the 8th). anyone have an idea?
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Post by ZAEDOCK on Jun 30, 2006 9:01:47 GMT -5
Probably around and hour. Depending on how much gas is in there  |
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Post by Scott on Jun 30, 2006 20:05:26 GMT -5
Where did you buy it from? It took a month to get mine from Quardratec. Now it'll take me a month to get to install it. I MAY be doing it this weekend. Do you have a Body lift? (TJ's have full frames you know  ) If not you may need the spacer kit or have to do a little mod's to some of the fuel lines. |
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Post by Kevin W. on Jul 1, 2006 6:41:47 GMT -5
Probably around and hour. Depending on how much gas is in there Super ASE certified pro mechanic Joe could probably do it in 1 hour!  Probably take me 2-3 hours. You gotta be really careful with all of the sensors and fuel lines... as well as the small clips that hold everything together. Good luck! KEV |
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Post by Jon W on Jul 1, 2006 20:11:03 GMT -5
i should be getting my new kilby gas tank skid sometime next week, and i want to figure out how long it should take to put it on. (trying to get it ready for the run on the 8th). anyone have an idea? Depends on how rusty the bolts are... It will take a lot longer if you break one. JW |
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Post by ZAEDOCK on Jul 2, 2006 9:22:04 GMT -5
Super ASE certified pro mechanic Joe could probably do it in 1 hour! That actually reminds me of a little story from my high school days. My brother had a date with a hot chick but had blown the transmission in his 1974 Olds Omega (think Chevy Nova)drag racing. Well, we picked up a new TH350 from the local speed shop and installed the transmission in under an hour so he could make his date! The wrenches were flying! Unfortunately, he only dated her for a short time. He still has his Oldsmobile though ;D |
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Post by DOUG® on Jul 8, 2006 14:55:36 GMT -5
One of the best lines from "The Gumball Rally" was when the two old guys in the Mercedes were talking about how one of their wives kept trying to get him to get rid of the car...
"Well, that's German engineering for you...the car outlasted her"'
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Post by ddewar53 on Jul 9, 2006 20:44:21 GMT -5
i should be getting my new kilby gas tank skid sometime next week, and i want to figure out how long it should take to put it on. (trying to get it ready for the run on the 8th). anyone have an idea? Depends on how rusty the bolts are... It will take a lot longer if you break one. JW You will break at least one, or at least you will spin one or more of the stupid carriage bolts that stupid Chrysler used to hold the tank in. Matt & I spun 3, then broke both of the bolts on the straps. Including the trip to Home Depot for j-bolts for the straps, took us 3 hours (which was good, because it pouring rain as soon as we finished.) |
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Post by Ruocco on Jul 10, 2006 14:44:46 GMT -5
Poison Spyder and some others can be placed directly over the existing skid. Check in to it!
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Post by Scott on Jul 10, 2006 18:20:54 GMT -5
Poison Spyder and some others can be placed directly over the existing skid. Check in to it! You loose ground clearance, while w/ the Kilby you gain. However not much. |
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Post by baseshakers on Jul 10, 2006 20:37:49 GMT -5
..besides the fact that i am down at least 4 gallons in capacity since my stock skid is so abused...
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Post by Kurt on Jul 10, 2006 20:38:06 GMT -5
FWIW - I put a Warn on mine this winter.
All the bolts came out fine.
Just PB them a little ahead of time.
Biggest PITA is running the tank low and then siphoning the rest
of the gas out to reduce the weight. Time comsuming...
The re-install on the YJ was a snap.
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Post by ddewar53 on Jul 10, 2006 21:17:32 GMT -5
FWIW - I put a Warn on mine this winter. All the bolts came out fine. Just PB them a little ahead of time. Biggest PITA is running the tank low and then siphoning the rest of the gas out to reduce the weight. Time comsuming... The re-install on the YJ was a snap. We used mucho PB, and even went to the extreme of running a die up the bolts to clean the rust and gum off. They still broke  |
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Post by Kevin W. on Jul 11, 2006 6:21:25 GMT -5
..besides the fact that i am down at least 4 gallons in capacity since my stock skid is so abused... I gained a few gallons of usable gas back when I put on the warn one this winter... Ryan, did you install this thing yet or what? We want to know how long it actually took? KEV |
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Post by baseshakers on Jul 11, 2006 11:33:13 GMT -5
just got it. i was hoping to install before saturday's run, but that obviously didn't happen. maybe tomorrow night...
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) If not you may need the spacer kit or have to do a little mod's to some of the fuel lines.
