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Removing gas tank 1937 Buick Roadmaster


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I'm trying to remove the gas tank on my 1937 Roadmaster as part of my frame off restoration.

I got the two straps loose and the gas line loose, but its still seems to be held in place.

1) Does the hex head in the middle of the bottom of the tank also need to be removed, or is that a plug?

2) Is there some thing else I'm missing, or should it now be loose for removal?

Thanks

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It's been several years and my 37 is a Special but if I recall it right there may have been a bracket between the filler tube and the body. It was a pure *% to get it worked down and out due to the filler neck being rigidly attached to the tank. It did NOT go back in that way and now has a hose connection in the neck like all modern cars. I cut the neck up high so the only way you can tell it is by sliding under the car with a flashlight.

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Thanks for your help.

I was able to get the tank out. Folks on a different site told me that there are insulating strips between the tank and floor of the trunk.

Adhesive is used on these strips. By the time I looked at the car the next night the adhesive had let loose, the tank dropped down on it's own, and was resting some wood blocks I had left beneath it.

With the car jacked up I was able to swing the tank down and work the fill tube out without much difficulty.

Wish some of the other stuck and rusted parts had magically come loose. So far the gas tank turned out to be one easiest parts to remove.

Thanks

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