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I wanted to run dual exhaust and followed Cheesepocket's fabrication (many thanks Cheese!) with some modifications. I made a cradle for the gas tank and then welded it up under the car. If I had to do it again, I would purchase the universal tank with the internal fuel pump. But since I had the fuel pump and filter already, it was easy enough to assemble. If you happen to go this route, you may want to look at your filer neck options. I ended up using the fuel neck from a 77-78 since it is much smaller that the 3" neck on earlier models, and it als means you need to modify the mounting location in the filer neck door. And it opened up my options to use common size grommets to make the plate used to seal up around the underside of the filler neck. I also fabbed up a different filer neck on the tank since the one that came with it was at an angle that would make it a problem fueling up. I use a piece of 1/8" mild steel and a 2" diameter section of exhaust tubing for the modified neck. I want to draw your attention to picture #0130 and 0133 of the tank cradle, on the passenger side towards the rear of the car, that there is a relief cut out in the cradle. The universal tank has a hump ~3/8" of an inch that will interfere and not permit it to lay squarely in the cradle. Its an easy mod and I advise that this be done. I purchased some chassis tabs for the mounting straps; the one I used is 1/8" steel approx 3" long. Those are easy to find and fairly inexpensive. I also used the charcoal canister off of a BMW E series so I could mount it near the tank. I cant remember what year, but you should be able to find one that looks similar to what you see in the pictures. Don't be afraid to ask questions.