I picked the coldest weekend to remove the petrol tank

With temperatures of -7.5 I set off to the unit know it was going to be a chilling experience especially as my overalls where at the unit and I would get changed into them there...

Well I had the heater on and decided that I was going to need to move the car so set about attaching some castors to a pallet which I intended to put the car on so I was able to roll it around. Before I could put the car down I needed to remove the fuel tank and anything else from the bottom of the car, firstly I removed the remaining heat shields, then the gear stick and linkages, then I quickly popped the hand break cables out.

I then moved on to the fuel tank, I carefully started to remove the fuel lines and as soon as I could smell petrol it was time for the gas heater to go off. It took 3 hours to warm the unit and was cold within a few minutes, however I continued to remove the tank which felt quite full. after removing the connected pipes I carefully dropped the tank down and decanted the 5L of fuel for the lawn mower. With the tank out I left it outside so I was able to put the heater back on and enjoy the warmth it provided.

After the tank was out I put the car onto the pallet and was surprised how well the car moved around, the home made trolley cost me £15 rather than the £190 for a normal car creeper.

With another cold weekend approaching I intend to spend it welding providing there is too much snow to get there, being in the UK people can't drive if there is more than 1" of snow...