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HotRod73 · 10-10-2006, 09:56 PM

I have a 73 truck and im using a bed from an 82... the 82 has fuel doors mine just has the gas cap on the outside of the bed, will i need anything extra to do the swap? will my filler neck still fit the new bed or what???

lurch115 · 10-10-2006, 10:50 PM

just change the fill tubes from the '82 over to your '73 because they will be a little different...but that is all you should have to do

beaterC10 · 10-11-2006, 08:02 AM

You need to look at the diameter of the 82 filler neck and the size of the opening on the 73 tank, I am pretty sure you will find the 73 tank is smaller. I had a tank from a 77 and the opening on it was smaller than the filler neck on my 86.

HotRod73 · 10-11-2006, 08:39 AM

i got a 3/4 ton the 82 bed is off a 1/2 ton and they are both dual tanks, does this matter???

Jonboy · 10-11-2006, 08:49 AM

doesn't matter, but the neck size is different. I made an adapter from the plumbing aisle at Home Depot to get mine to work.

TexasJeff · 10-11-2006, 09:27 AM

My 80 model had the original filler tubes punched out for the old leaded gas nozzles, so I used the 87 filler tubes that attach to the bed cut the rubber hoses to attach to the lower part of the 80 filler tubes on the tanks.

bodydropped · 10-11-2006, 09:35 AM

i did a duel tank bed on my 79 but i have one tank and i changed over the tubes and it turned to be a btch to fill up

mhicks · 10-11-2006, 01:25 PM

Not to hijack thread but if you add a second tank, can you just tie both returns and supply lines together and the gas be drawn from both tanks equally?
If the pump succked at a different rate from one tank than the other, would the level equal out when not running?
I was wanting to add a second tank to mine but it seems like a big hassel with the switch and wiring.

HotRod73 · 10-11-2006, 01:48 PM

atualy mine just has a valve on the floor by the door, has middle left and right and i think middle means it takes from both... no wiring.. except the hoses

10-10-2006, 09:56 PM	#1
HotRod73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 553	Bed Question, Please Help!!! I have a 73 truck and im using a bed from an 82... the 82 has fuel doors mine just has the gas cap on the outside of the bed, will i need anything extra to do the swap? will my filler neck still fit the new bed or what???

10-10-2006, 10:50 PM	#2
lurch115 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: iowa Posts: 722	Re: Bed Question, Please Help!!! just change the fill tubes from the '82 over to your '73 because they will be a little different...but that is all you should have to do __________________ "Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you carry the wall with you." '84 chevy half ton short box 2wd, 67,000 actual miles '03 chevy 1500 HD crew cab 4x4 standard box, 6.0L

10-11-2006, 08:02 AM	#3
beaterC10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,277	Re: Bed Question, Please Help!!! You need to look at the diameter of the 82 filler neck and the size of the opening on the 73 tank, I am pretty sure you will find the 73 tank is smaller. I had a tank from a 77 and the opening on it was smaller than the filler neck on my 86.

10-11-2006, 08:39 AM	#4
HotRod73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 553	Re: Bed Question, Please Help!!! i got a 3/4 ton the 82 bed is off a 1/2 ton and they are both dual tanks, does this matter???

10-11-2006, 08:49 AM	#5
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: Bed Question, Please Help!!! doesn't matter, but the neck size is different. I made an adapter from the plumbing aisle at Home Depot to get mine to work.

10-11-2006, 09:27 AM	#6
TexasJeff Don't Crush em Restore em Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pinehurst, Texas Posts: 764	Re: Bed Question, Please Help!!! My 80 model had the original filler tubes punched out for the old leaded gas nozzles, so I used the 87 filler tubes that attach to the bed cut the rubber hoses to attach to the lower part of the 80 filler tubes on the tanks. __________________ TexasJeff 2009 Silver with Linen Interior Cadillac DTS 1990 Red with White Top and Interior Ford Mustang GT convertible 1998 Red with Gray Interior, C3500 Chevy Crew Cab Dually

10-11-2006, 09:35 AM	#7
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	Re: Bed Question, Please Help!!! i did a duel tank bed on my 79 but i have one tank and i changed over the tubes and it turned to be a btch to fill up __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

10-11-2006, 01:25 PM	#8
mhicks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Weatherford,Tx Posts: 747	Re: Bed Question, Please Help!!! Not to hijack thread but if you add a second tank, can you just tie both returns and supply lines together and the gas be drawn from both tanks equally? If the pump succked at a different rate from one tank than the other, would the level equal out when not running? I was wanting to add a second tank to mine but it seems like a big hassel with the switch and wiring.

10-11-2006, 01:48 PM	#9
HotRod73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 553	Re: Bed Question, Please Help!!! atualy mine just has a valve on the floor by the door, has middle left and right and i think middle means it takes from both... no wiring.. except the hoses



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