Chevelle Gas Tank Swap

[SierraMtns]

Any pictures of how low the tank hangs down? Can't really tell from the pictures.

Do the Chevelle come with baffles?

[Rudy-g]

I'll take a better picture later

[Rudy-g]

This is not a very good one

[Rudy-g]

Sorry I took some time off,
I used flat stock and drilled it, to keep the bolt from rubbing on the tank I used foam weather strip.
I've got 7 3/4 inches of clearance under the tank, it does come baffled and I've put 3k miles on my truck without any problems.

[clemsonteg]

Originally Posted by Rudy-g

Sorry I took some time off,
I used flat stock and drilled it, to keep the bolt from rubbing on the tank I used foam weather strip.
I've got 7 3/4 inches of clearance under the tank, it does come baffled and I've put 3k miles on my truck without any problems.

Thanks. I thought I saw a bit of a bulge in the flat stock which would indicate that you had a bolt head underneath it (between the flat stock and the tank). I have seen some fairly thing weather stripping so I imagine that would protect the tank from the bolt head. Do you know how thick the flat stock was by chance?

I am thinking of swapping my Camaro tank for the Chevelle tank to eliminate the 3" spacers and gain 3" of ground clearance for my bags. Will your tank actually hold the ~19 gallon capacity? My Camaro tank only seems to take around 14 gallons from empty possibly because of the built in rake of the Camaro floor pan that isn't there on the truck.

[Rudy-g]

Can't remember the thickness of the flat stock, I'll check. And it's a 20 gallon tank, and it does hold 20 gallons.

[clemsonteg]

Originally Posted by Rudy-g

Can't remember the thickness of the flat stock, I'll check. And it's a 20 gallon tank, and it does hold 20 gallons.

Thanks. This may be the upgrade I move to. I only see 1 piece of 1" angle, did you only use 1 of the 2 pieces you purchased. Sorry for all the questions, I am an engineer by trade which is annoying to most people

[Rudy-g]

I used both pieces of angle iron, the other is a few inches behind back crossmember.

I thick it's a good setup for the money. I've had no problems with it. The only thing I would have done differently is to have painted the tank flat black.

[clemsonteg]

Originally Posted by Rudy-g

I used both pieces of angle iron, the other is a few inches behind back crossmember.

I thick it's a good setup for the money. I've had no problems with it. The only thing I would have done differently is to have painted the tank flat black.

I painted my Camaro tank black. The black hides it pretty well, the only reason I am considering the swap to a Chevelle tank is because I only have 3" of ground clearance when fully aired out on bags, without a notch. Once I add a small C-notch to the frame, the tank will sit on the ground. Moving to the Chevelle tank should net around 3" of ground clearance.

[clemsonteg]

Any word on the thickness? I checked some big box hardware stores and about the thinnest flat stock I could find was 1/8". Seemed a little heavy and difficult to bend.

[Rudy-g]

Thats what i Used 1/8 it bends pretty easy using a vise or just pliers

[clemsonteg]

How difficult is it to get to the 4 rear most bed bolts for installation and removal of the bed? Can it be done with the tank installed or do you have to drop the tank for bed removal/installation?

[clemsonteg]

Originally Posted by clemsonteg

How difficult is it to get to the 4 rear most bed bolts for installation and removal of the bed? Can it be done with the tank installed or do you have to drop the tank for bed removal/installation?

Anyone?

[scott-wisc]

I can easily access all the bed bolts. Disconnecting the wire harness is a bit challenging.

[mdeal]

I have been reading about this conversion and this has been a very helpful post! Thanks!

My question is...Do you have to remove the bed to do this install? Would it be possible to do it with the bed on? I had no intentions on removing my bed, but I can if needed.

Thanks for any help!

[scott-wisc]

IMO, the little amount of effort it takes to remove the bed, makes this project much easier.

[utee05]

In case anyone is looking for one of these tanks I still have a spare one that I got when the seller messed up and lost my original order.

I decided to go with a boyd tank because this was going to sit lower than I wanted on my LWB truck.

[made2drag]

Great idea, much better than using a mustang tank with the filler sticking straight up.