This is the space that I will be trying to squeeze the gas can and jack in.  I wanted to make sure the license plate was not covered up, as well as giving the carrier enough room to swing open.

This is the 5 gallon gas can I will be using.  I usually use the Blitz military style, but thought I would try this one.

The first thing I did was to fabricate a pivot plate.  The bottom plate is 1/2" steel with a 7/16" Grade 8 bolt.  The back bracket will bolt to the rear crossmember.  The bottom plate will be welded to the bumper.

This is the main part of the carrier during mock up.

I used some angle iron to make the base for the gas can, using my plasma cutter to notch for the bends.

Okay, so this looks complicated, but it's not.  I have a tendency to engineer as I go along!

Here is the carrier mounted in the open position.

When the carrier is closed, the vertical bar on the carrier rests against the spare tire stop.  A hitch pin then secures the gas can carrier to this bracket.  I secured a nylon washer with rivets to prevent rubbing.

It's hard to see in this picture, but this is from the top looking down on the vertical mount secured to the spare tire stop

And this is the final install.  The gas can sticks out just as far as the tire, so it does not affect my departure angle.

I mounted a Hella light to the bottom of the carrier and tied it in to the stock backup light.