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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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anyone have a pic of sporty with a 4.5 gallon with a tank lift, I was thinking of going only with a 1.5" lift, because im not planning a wire tuck, i'd love to see what it looks like first, I know the smaller tanks look killer lifted, not sure about these bigger ones though.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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anyone have a pic of sporty with a 4.5 gallon with a tank lift, I was thinking of going only with a 1.5" lift, because im not planning a wire tuck, i'd love to see what it looks like first, I know the smaller tanks look killer lifted, not sure about these bigger ones though.

I was thinking about this also. Posted a couple weeks ago for pics but didnt see any.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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If there are any out there.. love to see some my self!
 
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 09:36 PM
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Some photos of my '04 Sporty with a 1.5" tank lift and wire tuck. I also relocated the coil to the left side of the engine and tucked it under a cowbell cover.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 11:51 PM
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Same here, I did a 1.5" lift on my 4.5g tank using homemade brackets. This photo was taken about 18 months ago:
 
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Originally Posted by gilmour68
Some photos of my '04 Sporty with a 1.5" tank lift and wire tuck. I also relocated the coil to the left side of the engine and tucked it under a cowbell cover.
What make lift is that? Or is it homemade?
 
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1.5" lift from DK Customs - I only did it to ease the wire tuck...I later put it back to stock as I felt it looked better that way. Just my humble opinion, but I think the raised tanks look like hell with the lid off.




 
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Originally Posted by JeffJA
What make lift is that? Or is it homemade?

It's homemade. Just bought some metal stock from the local hardware store, drilled the holes and painted them. Probably cost a couple bucks at most. I only raised it enough to facilitate the wire tuck.
 

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