Alright... I give up... whats the trick? I'm trying to put new gas tank straps on, but they apear about an inch or so too short. I think the tank is in the right place? If I put the jack up any more it raises the car. I put the new straps next to the old ones and they apear to be the same length, although the bends may be slightly different. I even tried putting the bolt in side in first, then the side where the pin slides in, but there is no way. I'm an inch or two short. What am I missing? Time to just light a match???