whats under the hump in the spare tire well

[ms0072]

Anyone know if there is anything under the hump/bulge in the spare tire well ?

Id like to flatten it down some to make some additional room there but I thought I remembered reading somewhere that you cant do that becuase there is something under there that would get damaged.


Anyone know for sure ?

 

[OfnaRcR4]

eh.. fuel tank? I'm confused.

 

[hvyman]

Best bet if you want to modify that part is chop it off and weld a flat piece in.

 

[ms0072]

So there is nothing under there except the tank itself ?



IE -- I could cut it out and weld a flat peice in its place ?

I thought for sure I had read there was something under the raised portion.

 

[Jtsan]

Nope nothing under that hump but the tank. Mine has rotted out and I can literally touch my tank. I plan to fix the rust and weld in a piece of flat metal there as well.

 

[hvyman]

The hump is there to hold the spare in. Nothing more.

 

[bioskyline]

 

[kotu100]

That pic doesnt really help...

 

[planemos]

If you can do it without damaging the fuel lines, you should drop the tank before you weld and cut the above metal. If you can't disconnect the lines I found that you can drop the tank a little bit and temporarily hang it lower.

 

[ms0072]

Sounds like im good to go


Thanks to all who responded -- appreciate it.

 

[seoul4korea]

Sounds like im good to go


Thanks to all who responded -- appreciate it.

can you update us with some photos when you are done? I'm just wanting to see how things came out as I've had a rust issue with a small hole in that exact spot. The leaking is fixed but the damage is done.

 

[te72]

I pounded mine as flat as I could in a hurry with a small hammer/mallet, but for the life of me... can't remember why I did it.

 

[Dan_Gyoba]

Seems like something that would be done for a subwoofer enclosure. If that's the case, then I'd probably recommend some additional bracing with the replacement flat panel.

 

[Another MkIII]

Seems like something that would be done for a subwoofer enclosure. If that's the case, then I'd probably recommend some additional bracing with the replacement flat panel.

Or possibly a fuel cell, but that's probably not the case here.
-AM3