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Not sure if the side pieces will swap, but I'm pretty sure Eric ordered everything that might be needed as I'm 6 hours away from his shop.
GX550 fuel tank in a Land Cruiser
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The skid plate is also way better on the GX, providing full coverage vs the half skid on the LC. Why Toyota chose to install a half skid is unimaginable.
My bet is in the side plates being required give the different shape of the tank, number of mounting holes, and location of mounting holes being different.
My bet is in the side plates being required give the different shape of the tank, number of mounting holes, and location of mounting holes being different.
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Update, I received a text from Eric (Ed Martin Toyota) All the parts have arrived. With the holidays, it'll be after the new year before I can get up to his shop and do the tank swap. Fingers crossed I don't need all the extra parts. It's getting spendy!
What’s worst case bill for parts, alone?
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The tank was $1100 and the other parts may or may not be needed and I can send them back. Once it's completed, I plan on doing a separate post with the part numbers costs etc......
Wish we could get the 29 gal tank that or Aussie mattress get.
It’s actually an 80 litre main and 30 lire sub tank for their diesel to get to 29 gallons total.
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Crossing my fingers on this as I think the OEM tank is a joke. Worst thing about this vehicle, which I otherwise love. Please post details about this as the new tank is installed and used.
Totally agree!!
Excited to see how this turns out
That 22.5 Tundra/Sequoia tank would be nice option. An extra 4-5 gallons / 50-100 miles between fill ups. Somehow they squeezed an extra gallon (19) into the 2025 4Runner.
can't wait - this is likely to be the first mod to my 250 if its not awfully expensive
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I don't have the final number yet but the fuel tank alone is $1100 and I think I'll have to pay for the support brackets (no price on those yet). I'm paying to have them install it, but this seems like a very DIY mod. If someone else had already done this and proved it would fit, I would have done the install in my driveway..........
lead the way brother!
im in the same boat as you
I wonder how the fuel gauge and range estimation will react to the larger tank. Thoughts?
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I'm of the belief a 1/4 tank is 1/4 tank. In a stock tank that would equal 5 gals (I know it's less than that) and the new tank that would equal 6 gals. The range is an unknown for me and am not sure if it's auto calibrated or could be calibrated. But after a couple of fill ups, I'll have a good idea when it's on "E" how much fuel is left in the tank.
Hope it’s going well!!
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On hold until the weather eases up. Their shop is 6 hours away and no way am I going to tackle icy/snowy roads through the mountains!
