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It is a time-consuming job if you are doing it alone, especially if there's fuel in the tank. I miscalcuated and still had about 7 gallons sloshing around when I did it. The weight shifting from the sloshing made my makeshift 2x4 pillars very unstable. It's a lot of work to go an extra 50 miles or so unless you're in there for something else. I cleaned the tank (150K on the odometer) and installed the ITP version of the Hutch (in-tank) mod with new fuel lines in addition to the Harpoon mod.
It is a nice feeling to see the tank level on "F" until 120 miles, even if it just psychological...
I was lucky and there were some members of the MN Chapter present when I did mine. They knew exactly what to do.
I changed the fuel pump in one of our Rams and even with only 1 or 2 gallons left it sure wanted to tip. Those trucks have a 35gallon fuel tank. My transmisison jack made quick work of it though.