I ended up just removing the seat from the bracket.+1 on drop the tank & do it properly.
If you really want to butcher the floor, there's no real need to remove seats, but there's the torx at the front as well. RAVE shows it pretty well, but does not have floor cutting info
RAVE does also explain how easy it is to remove the tank !!
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I would recommend removing the seats, bit like digging an escape tunnel then realising your still four feet from the wall as the calculations are a bit off. The schematics given don't allow for rusted connectors if you still have the original pump so you end up being an inch short for access and having to fight with carpet. With the seat out it becomes an easy job and you can see where two floor panels meet. It's easy to remove tank if you have a four poster ramp, gearbox jack and an empty tank. Design oversight by Land Rover? I have another ten cars.... all their pumps are accessed through a removeable panel or by lifting the rear seat or centre console. I look at this as an upgrade, butchery is down to the individual.+1 on drop the tank & do it properly.
If you really want to butcher the floor, there's no real need to remove seats, but there's the torx at the front as well. RAVE shows it pretty well, but does not have floor cutting info
RAVE does also explain how easy it is to remove the tank !!
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It is a poor design, cutting a panel is an upgrade.+1 on drop the tank & do it properly.
If you really want to butcher the floor, there's no real need to remove seats, but there's the torx at the front as well. RAVE shows it pretty well, but does not have floor cutting info
RAVE does also explain how easy it is to remove the tank !!
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Don't call me Shirley!
Way easier with the seat out, don't know why I didn't start with that? Nice easy job while drinking a cuppa and working from above.
Is it Stephanie today then?
Know of a Steve who became a Stephanie. Didn't make them any better lookingIs it Stephanie today then?
Those seats are bloody heavy compared to the tank. Plus it's likely the flexible coupling to the filler pipe needs replacing.
All the working out must have paid off? Surprised how light the seat was, out and back in no problems, much better than playing "will it won't it drop" with the tank. I think failed pump and leaking rusty connections more likely than filler pipe issues, when I am stood in a puddle of diesel at the pump that might be the time to change it? It's like any job, how far do you go. It's easy to end up replacing everything for peace of mind but sometimes it's better left alone if it works?
These days I think we all know a Stephanie? My Stephanie is a 6'4" ex RM commando and a dress isn't really enough to stop you imagining him/her storming a machine gun emplacement, each to their own.Know of a Steve who became a Stephanie. Didn't make them any better looking
Yerp, that's my feeling on the subject. Some might say it's not the proper way but it is how the P38 should have been designed and most owners have done at least one modification... cooling, electrics, tunning, suspension.... etc.. etc.. so it is hard to be a purist P38 owner?
