TCS Fuel Tank supports?

[Bryan Boyle]

You cannot take the body off the chassis with the reaction lever bolted to the chassis.

I'm aware of that.  Have pulled and dropped many a europa body in my time.  The black arrow points to the length of safety wire pulling on the cable, which got snaked up through the matching hole in the body when it was dropped on.

The fitting of the reaction lever has to be done with the body on, and would be easier with the handbrake cables disconnected in the tunnel, but it is far easier to fit the spring holding the cable end to the chassis in the tunnel, with the body off. Chicken ..... egg.

Yup.  You can snake a pull wire back from the matching slot in the body plenum even with the body on and capture the cable fitting for the reaction lever through the chassis hole under the armrest (not easiest, I grant you) but it is doable.  About the same fiddly mess as replacing the speedo cable.

[dakazman]

Do the fuel tanks just bolt through the 4 holes in the fiberglass?  Just wondering if there is any metal  bracing or supports?  ( the fuel tanks were already removed when I received the car).
Thanks

  69merc,  If your still locking for another form to anchor tank this type bracket can be inserted from the front, held in place and riveted thru the glass afterwards . you may want to transfer the hole locations after you make a cut thru the wall ,then mark. 

[bert knip]

Did it yesterday, the handbrake cable.
Before putting the body on the chassis I zip tied the cable, so that it kept in place.
Made it much easier.

[TurboFource]

Bert,
What is the tube (pvc?) near the heater pipes and the hole adjacent to it for?

[bert knip]

I run the wiring loom through the chassis, so this is where it comes behind the dash.
The other hole is for the speedo cable.
The pvc pipe helped to hold the wires in postion when I put the body on the chassis.
After that done I pulled the pipe.
I also ran the brakelines and the hydrolic clutch line through the chassis.
I used two brake lines because I connected the front right calliper with the rear left, and the front left with the rear right.
So the are diogonal separated for safety.
I used a masterbrake cylinder from a VW bus, that has 4 outlets on the cylinder.
The hydrolic clutch comes from a MG B