Guys, All great ideas. I am going to slant cut my tube now. Still trying to get the clips off of the fuel inlets at the tank. What a b***h! Any secret to these? I went to Auto Zone and the tools they have would work for the filter lines but not the large inlet filter. The "stickys" in this site talk about fiddling with them but I can't see how they come off. Do they spread apart wider or do they shove upstream like the fuel filter lines? Tried shoving two thin screwdrivers and spreading it apart with no luck. Will now remove spare to get better access but with all the jackstands in the worldl, I still get nervous crawling under this thing.
BTW, we used to weld on gas tanks, but you have water FLUSHING through them. The slightest amount of vapor is explosive beyond comprehension.
Thanks everyone for help, keep the tips coming. Winter ain't over here in the NW so I still need my X!
FTM