Gas tank rear hold down fitting/strap

pickle · Post by **pickle** » Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:53 pm

Hi good discussion. I am looking for dimensions for the clamp strap that holds tank to the back floor on M38. Look for width and thickness of material

RonD2 · Post by **RonD2** » Fri Nov 11, 2022 1:22 pm

Hi Pickle,
Mine is 1-inch wide and looks to be 11 gauge thick (.120", a little less than 1/8-inch).
I didn't unbolt it to measure thickness.

Here's a good photo of one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/302427409600?h ... R9b49ICNYQ

This is a 7 year old post.
It's true that a lot of posts drift off topic all over the place, but it's usually better to start a new post when you have a new question.
Usually gets more visibility, and less muddy water in the old post.

Good luck!

pickle · Post by **pickle** » Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:22 am

Thanks ron. Really appreciate that.

One more quick question. What is length between bends?

RonD2 · Post by **RonD2** » Sat Nov 12, 2022 1:37 pm

Hi Pickle,
Yeah, I was wondering why you didn't ask for that dimension.

So I unbolted mine to measure.
No easy way to get a dimension due to the radius of the bends, so I measured outside to outside --- from the bottom edge of the flat bolted to the floor to the top edge of the hook.

Overall, it's 1-15/16 inches tall.

I'm pretty sure the tang on the tank that the bracket mates to is made to be bent up or down slightly for adjustment to get a good clamping fit.

Good luck!