iluv83vettes
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Let me start by saying that this is my first write-up. Usually I start out doing something to the Jeep wanting to do a write-up on it but get caught up in the moment and stop taking pictures as soon as the work starts. This time, my brother-in-law was there to slow me down and make sure we kept taking pictures. I am not a professional photographer and I definitely do not have a professional camera. Some of my pictures are dark and some aren't completely in focus, but I did the best I could in the photo department.
If you don't care about the back story, skip to the next post.
Vehicle: 1999 Limited 4.0, AW4, NP242w/Tom Woods HD SYE, 8.25 w/ ZJ Discs, OME/DPG/JKS 3.5" lift, stock bumpers (for now), OEM hitch
Story: Back in September, I had a short and fried my fuel pump. I didn't have time to replace it myself and really didn't like the idea of dropping a completely full fuel tank, so I took my XJ to a shop and had them "fix" it. They allowed me to bring my own fuel pump, which was nice, and did the work for me. When I picked it up the mechanic told me they weren't able to get the threads of the new fuel pump to seal up (more on that later) with the plastic tank and that this is a common problem. He told me to just not fill it up all the way and I would be fine. I didn't really like the idea of this and immediately started looking for a new tank to put in. That's when I was surprised. For a 96 and earlier XJ you can pick up a tank nearly everywhere including amazon, but for the 97-01 you can only get them from a dealer and mine quoted me at ~$950 plus tax. I had found this tank when I bought this XJ back in 2012 and at that point knew I was going to get it. For those that think this is an expensive tank (it is I know), think of it like this ... Tank skid ~$250-$300, fuel cans to hold 10 extra gallons ~$200-$400. I started saving and when I finally had enough for it, I saw the post from Don at 4WD Hardware about the 10% off and gift card, I sent him an email to call me and then ordered it. (I don't see it on their site anymore)
On to the install ...
If you don't care about the back story, skip to the next post.
Vehicle: 1999 Limited 4.0, AW4, NP242w/Tom Woods HD SYE, 8.25 w/ ZJ Discs, OME/DPG/JKS 3.5" lift, stock bumpers (for now), OEM hitch
Story: Back in September, I had a short and fried my fuel pump. I didn't have time to replace it myself and really didn't like the idea of dropping a completely full fuel tank, so I took my XJ to a shop and had them "fix" it. They allowed me to bring my own fuel pump, which was nice, and did the work for me. When I picked it up the mechanic told me they weren't able to get the threads of the new fuel pump to seal up (more on that later) with the plastic tank and that this is a common problem. He told me to just not fill it up all the way and I would be fine. I didn't really like the idea of this and immediately started looking for a new tank to put in. That's when I was surprised. For a 96 and earlier XJ you can pick up a tank nearly everywhere including amazon, but for the 97-01 you can only get them from a dealer and mine quoted me at ~$950 plus tax. I had found this tank when I bought this XJ back in 2012 and at that point knew I was going to get it. For those that think this is an expensive tank (it is I know), think of it like this ... Tank skid ~$250-$300, fuel cans to hold 10 extra gallons ~$200-$400. I started saving and when I finally had enough for it, I saw the post from Don at 4WD Hardware about the 10% off and gift card, I sent him an email to call me and then ordered it. (I don't see it on their site anymore)
On to the install ...
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