Thanks for the info - I did not realize that it was absent in Syncros!

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From: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
> > I like the idea of the bigger tank - but am a little hesitant to cut the
> crossmember - since it seems to be there for structural reasons.
>
> Nah, it's OK to cut. It's really only there to hang the tank straps
> on. Syncros don't have it.
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"