As I write this, the Corvette is virtually finished. It’s sitting in the garage, ready to go to Al’s to get the exhaust made up. I’ll now have to back-track a bit to cover off things that have happened in the lead up to this.
You might recall the interesting experience I had removing the fuel tank. When it came time to put it back in, I didn’t have a buddy around, so I needed to devise a safe way to do it alone.
Now, the tank can’t just be lifted vertically, say on a jack, and secured into place. It just ain’t that simple. It has to be lifted with the trailing end up first, then spun around to its “flat” position, then secured by installing the front tank support & straps.
I ended up lifting the tank up as far as I could with a trolley jack, then bolted a chain from the front spare wheel nut on one side, to the central rear spare wheel nut, then to the front spare wheel nut on the other side.
This done, it was pretty easy to lower the tank into the chain, spin it around, push it up into position, and install the front support. Having the chain take the weight allows your hands & arms to look after the other important things, like getting the fuel lines and tank sender wiring in place.
It’s a bit hard taking photos when you’re upside down, the one shown is the best I could do at the time.
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