Posted in the Fuel-centric board and the general board...will post here too as it has to do with my Slim...

I am about to start building out a fuel tank for my Slim; I am doing this from the ground up- tank + fuel pump + filter unit + gauge float + gauge +...well you get the picture. I am using all new parts, save the tank (it is from another '14 FLS).

What I would like to know is if there is anything special I need to know. Looking in my service manual it looks pretty straight forward, pretty simple. But as I have no experience other than pulling my current tank off and putting it back on, I would like to know if I need to do anything special or is it pretty much a Legos sort of approach- put it together per the service manual spec and ride.

In the end, I will have the tank lifted and inch and a half and will be running the '62 badges. I was going to get a custom paint job done, but the Denim and grey is going to look pretty good I am thinking...if not, well, I have my original tank I can strip down and get painted. Either/or, in the end I am having a great time riding, wrenching, riding some more. After a year into this, I still say its the BEST thing I have ever done in my adult life for myself.

In other news, big-@$$ bonus coming from work in 2 weeks...I will own my Slim outright. Feels good...

 

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I'd guess if you've done some wrenching and have a manual, you can pretty much eyeball it to get 'er done. I've been a mechanic for decades and you'd be surprised how much our work relies on being able to asses something visually.

Good luck. And congratulations on owning your bike - it's sweet knowing that title's tucked into the safe deposit box : )

 

I just gutted my rocker gas tank to have it painted. I did it using the manual and it was pretty simple.

No special tools needed, just small hands and lots of patience lol.

Tell you where I struggled. Removing the pins from the plastic connector of the fuel gauge's wire harness. Most people probably cut the wires and then sodder them back together. I didn't want to do that, I wresteld with the pins for two days but I got them out, use a safety pin to do it.

The plastic clips that hold the fuel filter, sending unit and the float inside the tank just slide/snap into place (you'll see what I mean when you get in there). Good luck pal.

And owning your ride outright is a great feeling. Could be dangerous though, now that you don't have to make monthly payments on the sled you will be more inclined to drop coin on mods lolol. At least that's what happened to me. Hahahahha.