Fuel Tanks....Again...What are the options? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**1971Stepside** · 09-25-2002, 04:31 PM

I know this has been covered before but I am getting close to putting my frame back together and the brakes and gas tank are the next steps.

So, what aftermarket options do I have to put the tank in the frame? I have heard the Blazer tank hangs too low for the stepside.

I plan to have a marine filler in the bed floor at this point.

If you have pictures of your setup please post so I can see them. I really appreciate you guys helping on this one.

O'l Buck · 09-26-2002, 01:14 AM

I thought about doing this with my truck. My boat has an inboard 18 gallon tank that would be about the right size to go between the frame and the drive shaft without causing any problems, look around for a junk Glastron boat, mines a 72 17 1/2 foot Viking by Glastron......I really think the tank would work well.......if I ever junk the boat, that's what I'm gonna do with it. Of course brackets and straps would have to be fabricated, but I like doing that kind of thing anyways.

**1971Stepside** · 09-26-2002, 11:05 AM

ttt

adamls · 09-26-2002, 11:13 AM

I havnt heard that about the blazer tanks, but check out almost any of the advertisers on the homepage here. Alomost all of them have tanks for under the bed. Brothers sells a nice one with all the hardware with baffles in SS or aluminum.

09-25-2002, 04:31 PM	#1
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	Fuel Tanks....Again...What are the options? I know this has been covered before but I am getting close to putting my frame back together and the brakes and gas tank are the next steps. So, what aftermarket options do I have to put the tank in the frame? I have heard the Blazer tank hangs too low for the stepside. I plan to have a marine filler in the bed floor at this point. If you have pictures of your setup please post so I can see them. I really appreciate you guys helping on this one. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

09-26-2002, 01:14 AM	#2
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	I thought about doing this with my truck. My boat has an inboard 18 gallon tank that would be about the right size to go between the frame and the drive shaft without causing any problems, look around for a junk Glastron boat, mines a 72 17 1/2 foot Viking by Glastron......I really think the tank would work well.......if I ever junk the boat, that's what I'm gonna do with it. Of course brackets and straps would have to be fabricated, but I like doing that kind of thing anyways. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

09-26-2002, 11:05 AM	#3
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	ttt __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

09-26-2002, 11:13 AM	#4
adamls Gotta Startem Early Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Amarillo, TX, USA Posts: 364	I havnt heard that about the blazer tanks, but check out almost any of the advertisers on the homepage here. Alomost all of them have tanks for under the bed. Brothers sells a nice one with all the hardware with baffles in SS or aluminum. __________________ 67 SWB In Progress, one piece at a time, maybe 3 years I will be finished



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