Gas Tank Relocation
 

Has anyone relocated their gas tank? I'm considering pulling my "behind the seat" tank out and filling in the hole on the side. Looks like a new tank could be installed between the frame rails at the rear but before I do I would like to know if it's been done before and if I could get some pictures that'd be great too. My truck is a 1972 :gmc2: Stepside and I've got the whole body pulled off the frame now. I'm going to have a chrome sport bumper when it's all said and done. I was figuring just a fold down license plate for access to a filler tube. Now is a good time to do this if I'm going to do it.

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Here is a place to start:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=fuel+fill

Next is here:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=77104
Hope this helps!!
Shawn

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Damn fine idea. Thanks for that. I'm printing this stuff so I can keep it at home and study it and gather up our parts. Probably be a while before we get to it but at least I can move forward with the idea of having my old tank removed and the filler hole closed up. Again...thanks for your help.

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Do you have to have a stepside for the side marker light idea?

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I was thinking that exact thought after pulling my side marker off. No way there is enough room for this on a fleetside..... is there?

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i took my side marker off too! and now i am bummed :waah:

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there has to be mods to the inside of the bed on that.....

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I know there are a ton of pics of this done on the website but since u asked for some here you go. It was actually a simple install, just have to get the cross member out of the way.

I think these are the pics with my tires on wrong, but they have been fixed since then. haha

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My son & I did a side marker fill with a Blazer tank. You can see where we relocated the gas fill neck so that it was a straight shot(no bends) so you can fill it up with the gas nozzle at full flow.

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That is is a nice job I seen some fillers in the bed and there was no way I was doing that now through the marker hole thats cool.

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I'm going to try the camaro tank in my 72 truck... got a guy going to give me a tank and sending unit. he restores old camaros all the time to sell... hope the tank is not rust on the inside but it is i can still mock up the tank to see what its going to look like bolted up.. i will try and get some pic when i start and post them.

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I wanted everything on the outside of my '67 Stepside shaved clean so when I relocated the tank between the frame rails behind the Diff I specified a short vertical neck. The wooden bed was drilled for a 2 in hole and a deck fill fitting from a powerboat was installed flush with the bed.
the tank is also available with a side fill neck for the standard fuel door from either early classic enterprises (Stainless steel) or No Limit Engineering (Aluminum)

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OOPS Wrong pics. Should have been:

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The only prob with a bed filler is ya gotta worrry about the fuel hose at the pump not hitting your bedsides or bed rails when ya fill up, and what if you have something in your bed? I gotta sidemarker light filler in mine and I loves it! That is a pretty truck Fitz...

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are these tanks install from the top or bottom? in other words does the bed have to be removed?

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Mine is installed from the bottom....

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I like the job you did on your fuel filler do you hav any pictures on the inside of the box if you had to modify the side.
thanks

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I was pretty impressed with these.....

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http://http://67-72chevytrucks.com/v...495790&thumb=1

The only pic I could find of mine, you need the newer GM style filler cover hinge that swings in so your marker light will be flush.

I tried to get a S-10 style door hinge to work so the hinge would flip the marker light up from the top
but it was a PITA


http://http://67-72chevytrucks.com/v...496136&thumb=1



If ya go with a stock style tank you'll need to notch your bed support frame like this...




http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/p...494942&thumb=1


Its hard to see, but there it is

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which tank did you use?

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Check this out

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367055

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As seen in the photos, it can be done, but if you reach out to board member "Yank", he put his filler behind the tail light and it is FINE. He's in Mississippi, so I got a first hand look at it before he painted the truck. Very slick.

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Baby John, feel free to stop by my house in Puckett and look at mine. I did it behind the side marker using a blazer tank after reading what Jorgen did.

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I bought mine from nolimit.net.. However Mark Fowler (fuellcellguy) has the alum. 18 gallon ready to install for $425.00 if i remember his add correctly.

Here is a link to Mark's ad:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=363098