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12-02-2014, 04:47 PM
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Do it yourselfers triple check
Had a guy in the shop today with a 2014 F150 super crew, tried to mount a gun safe in the back seat. It's going to cost about $1300 to replace the fuel tank he drilled through. Full tank also, that thing was freekin heavy.
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12-02-2014, 06:26 PM
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If he'd had a longer bit the tank wouldn't have weighed near as much..... 
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12-11-2014, 10:02 PM
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LOL! Better to be out of fuel than out of ammo! 
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12-12-2014, 09:51 AM
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Yep, that tank probably holds 36 gallons full.
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12-12-2014, 11:01 AM
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"TRUST ME ... THIS IS EASY" remember if the customer did it first the labor cost goes up! 
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12-12-2014, 01:03 PM
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SLOW DOWN AND THINK. Just like to old saying in construction, measure twice, cut once. To often people get excited and get in a hurry. Rushing to get the job done usually adds many hours to re-doing it.
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12-12-2014, 01:30 PM
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We get one of those a month here at our dealership.
Someone putting in radio crap usually. Big speakers, amps, something.
They drill a hole in a fuel tank, drill through a brake line, drill through a fuel line, cut the wrong wire, splice into wrong thing.
Usually a Lincoln tech grad does himself at home.
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12-12-2014, 05:14 PM
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Ahhhh! Just some Thumb Gum and a sheet metal screw and it's as good as new.  Just use a longer screw when mounting the safe ... "Two birds, one screw".
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12-12-2014, 07:58 PM
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I had a few good techs out of Lincoln Tech in New Jersey (I also had a few bad ones). But they all had to be trained to work on Ford products and yes I had my share of do it your selfers over the years. You Can't fix Stupid. 
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