Re: [VAC] Black tank removal steps....'68 Safari

[POTTERJRP@xxxxxxx]

Talk about timely info!  I just today started ripping at my belly pan on the 
'64 Safari to achieve  a new toilet replacement, new waste valve to accept 
modern fittings, and to halt a little critter I could hear climb into the 
belly pan every morning through the gaps.
Nick- good step-by step description of the removal for your "68. Thanks for 
that.  My "64 is a galvanized sheet metal box that totally encases the black 
water tank. I have peeled down the belly pan from the aft end forward between 
the two main frame members, but it is continuously one piece from there 
forward. This hampers me from getting at the remaining bolts holding the box 
up on the forward end. The two sides & rear bolts were of course totally 
rusted. The simplest way was to grab them with a vice-grips and bend them til 
they broke off above the nut. I know these have been bolted from above, and 
Have no idea where they are located inside the bathroom, under my new vinyl 
floor. I will be discovering much as I go.  This tank is definitely fiberglass
, and I believe is sound with no leaks.  I think I will have to bring out the 
metal shears to get access to the remaining bolts. 
Any advice offerings from the list?
 Jere Potter 1877