Anyone moved the stock gastank to inside bed?? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**grumpy** · 03-25-2010, 05:03 PM

I dont like it in there, but have very limited funds, so I was thinking of moving my stock tank into the bed, up against the bulkhead, and building a box around it.

That gives me alittle more space inside the cab too.

Anyone moved their stock tank????

TwiggyTheDrummer · 03-25-2010, 06:49 PM

I never have but if done right it would look pretty clean. And you've always done things right in every build I've seen. Would it be cased in and the filler cap mounted into the top of the enclosure or the bedside?

Rogue · 03-25-2010, 09:07 PM

I plan to do that.
I will have a permanent tank in a hellhole behind the cab and leave the stock mounts etc inside.
That way if I head out for a cross country run, I can install a tank back inside for twice the onboard capacity.
I plan to use a dual tank selector.
A second stock bulkhead in the bed will make it hardly noticed.

I have a long way to go to get a finished truck though.
and an Edsel on deck before the truck.

70 Suburban · 03-25-2010, 09:36 PM

i have two saddle tanks for a long bed. my truck has 3 tanks in it. one in the cab and two behind the bed

**grumpy** · 03-25-2010, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TwiggyTheDrummer

I never have but if done right it would look pretty clean. And you've always done things right in every build I've seen. Would it be cased in and the filler cap mounted into the top of the enclosure or the bedside?

What I really want to do, but cant right now is, hide the tank in a cutdown vintage soda cooler, like a rusty old Coke cooler or similar.

Ive seen it done and its cool, and follows the old shoptruck type look I like so much.

But, likely what i'll do for now is just build a wooden box out of old weathered wood, to match the bed floor, and put a hinged lid on.
Kinda like a old toolbox that may have been put there years ago.

Maybe search out some old wooden crates with neat stamped wording to use...

Thoughts on this?

sailed2japan · 03-25-2010, 11:51 PM

Sounds like a cool idea. I Think it would look cool if you made a wooden "tool box" that actually had a fuel tank in it. You could easily make a 40 gal tank tht sat in the bottom of it and had a filler neck up one, or even both sides (never worry about where the available pump is). You could then even have enough room to have storage space on top of it. If it where my truck I would keep the box top about level with the bed side. The only thing that may be tricky is the sending unit. You could get one that goes to a fuel cell and make a tank that uses the same verticle dimension.

I know I went way off the budget aspect, but I was on a roll

Oh, and I'd look for produce crates, ther are usually a little beat up, but not rotten.

**grumpy** · 03-26-2010, 12:49 AM

Yeah, at my former workplace, we had these *****en old wooden crates that large gearboxes and pumps came in and went out for rebuild.

They were really old and had the companys name burned in. I wish I woulda snagged a few of those when the plant closed....

Thats the direction Im going.

I may make it look like a tool box. I am leaning the "pushtruck" direction with this one.

sailed2japan · 03-26-2010, 01:20 AM

Sounds cool. Are you gonna put the low flat bumper on it, too?
Let us know what you come up with. It's too bad you're not closer. a friend of mine has a 75 gal in bed tank he only wants $50 for.

**grumpy** · 03-26-2010, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by sailed2japan

Sounds cool. Are you gonna put the low flat bumper on it, too?

What? The white one on it now?

Its a crazy big monster bumper, but its twisted pretty bad.

I dont know what Im going to do yet.

***Oh, did you mean on the front???

If so, my bad.

I'm likely to build a removable bracket set-up with wood planks like used in the 60s as push trucks at racetracks and Bonneville.

03-25-2010, 05:03 PM	#1
grumpy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 737	Anyone moved the stock gastank to inside bed?? I dont like it in there, but have very limited funds, so I was thinking of moving my stock tank into the bed, up against the bulkhead, and building a box around it. That gives me alittle more space inside the cab too. Anyone moved their stock tank???? __________________ Tim Road Hounds

03-25-2010, 06:49 PM	#2
TwiggyTheDrummer Keep It Simple Stupid.. Nope.. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Live Oak, FL Posts: 665	Re: Anyone moved the stock gastank to inside bed?? I never have but if done right it would look pretty clean. And you've always done things right in every build I've seen. Would it be cased in and the filler cap mounted into the top of the enclosure or the bedside? __________________ 1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks

03-25-2010, 09:07 PM	#3
Rogue Airport Bum Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Propwash (16Xray) D/FW, Texas Posts: 320	Re: Anyone moved the stock gastank to inside bed?? I plan to do that. I will have a permanent tank in a hellhole behind the cab and leave the stock mounts etc inside. That way if I head out for a cross country run, I can install a tank back inside for twice the onboard capacity. I plan to use a dual tank selector. A second stock bulkhead in the bed will make it hardly noticed. I have a long way to go to get a finished truck though. and an Edsel on deck before the truck. __________________ 1964 Chevrolet C-10 1941 Chevrolet coupe 1962 Thunderbird 1959 Edsel Villager 1963 Skylark Last edited by Rogue; 03-25-2010 at 09:07 PM.

03-25-2010, 09:36 PM	#4
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: Anyone moved the stock gastank to inside bed?? i have two saddle tanks for a long bed. my truck has 3 tanks in it. one in the cab and two behind the bed __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

03-25-2010, 11:51 PM	#6
sailed2japan Jonny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Outside the Box, Austin,TX Posts: 741	Re: Anyone moved the stock gastank to inside bed?? Sounds like a cool idea. I Think it would look cool if you made a wooden "tool box" that actually had a fuel tank in it. You could easily make a 40 gal tank tht sat in the bottom of it and had a filler neck up one, or even both sides (never worry about where the available pump is). You could then even have enough room to have storage space on top of it. If it where my truck I would keep the box top about level with the bed side. The only thing that may be tricky is the sending unit. You could get one that goes to a fuel cell and make a tank that uses the same verticle dimension. I know I went way off the budget aspect, but I was on a roll Oh, and I'd look for produce crates, ther are usually a little beat up, but not rotten. __________________ 1966 C30, Cummins, stacks, and a flat bed in progress... "Honor.....simply put, A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve is someone who, at one time in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -AEC Hundley USNR Last edited by sailed2japan; 03-25-2010 at 11:52 PM.

03-26-2010, 12:49 AM	#7
grumpy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 737	Re: Anyone moved the stock gastank to inside bed?? Yeah, at my former workplace, we had these *****en old wooden crates that large gearboxes and pumps came in and went out for rebuild. They were really old and had the companys name burned in. I wish I woulda snagged a few of those when the plant closed.... Thats the direction Im going. I may make it look like a tool box. I am leaning the "pushtruck" direction with this one. __________________ Tim Road Hounds

03-26-2010, 01:20 AM	#8
sailed2japan Jonny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Outside the Box, Austin,TX Posts: 741	Re: Anyone moved the stock gastank to inside bed?? Sounds cool. Are you gonna put the low flat bumper on it, too? Let us know what you come up with. It's too bad you're not closer. a friend of mine has a 75 gal in bed tank he only wants $50 for. __________________ 1966 C30, Cummins, stacks, and a flat bed in progress... "Honor.....simply put, A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve is someone who, at one time in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -AEC Hundley USNR



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