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09-30-2008, 09:16 PM
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1970 C10
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Cleveland Ohio
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Underbed Gas Tank
I'm looking to getting the gas tank out of the cab of my 70, and want to a underbed conversion, whats a good/inexpensive source for this kit? and also does it just bolt in right in, or are there any modifications to do?
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09-30-2008, 09:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Brookings, SD
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Re: Underbed Gas Tank
The Blazer tank is pretty popular. A lot of vendors sell kits to install the Blazer tank into a truck. When I did mine I was doing a fuel injection conversion at the same time so I had Mark (fuelcellguy) build a fuel cell for me. I had my filler behind my marker light.
The biggest part you need to figure out is how you want to put the gas in. Here are some I have seen: install a filler door into the bedside like on a newer vehicle make your side marker flip open and have the filler behind it some people have done a flip down taillight with the filler behind that some people cut a hole in their bed floor and fill there another option that's neat is John Fabris' filler out the stake pocket You can do a board search to find all of the above fillers if you haven't already decided which route to go.
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09-30-2008, 09:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Central PA
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Re: Underbed Gas Tank
inexpensive would be the junkyard blazer tank... or spend about $225 for a poly or steel kit from one of the vendors. Aluminum cost about $450 and SS is over $600ish....
Some take modifications to the bed crossills and some don't. All will take some modification for a filler hole. You can go easy with a door in the bed floor or hidden like the marker filler. some just bolt in a summit fuel cell for $150 and go...
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09-30-2008, 09:32 PM
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1970 C10
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Cleveland Ohio
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Re: Underbed Gas Tank
Behind the marker light seems like a really cool idea!
it would keep a nice clean look, and would be practical. Thanks for the idea! |
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09-30-2008, 09:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Central PA
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Re: Underbed Gas Tank
there's a writeup somewhere (FAQ) section? here was a quick google search for ya...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=74876 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=fuel+filler
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The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer" Last edited by msgross; 09-30-2008 at 09:43 PM. |
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10-01-2008, 08:50 PM
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Keep Your Nose Clean
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: California
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Re: Underbed Gas Tank
I used an aluminum tank from classic performance parts. Here is a link http://www.classicperform.com/Store/.../6372AGTBS.htm
The tank is very easy to install. It only requires cutting out one small crossmember - 2 rivets and drilling 6 holes. |
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10-01-2008, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bethlehem, GA, USA
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Re: Underbed Gas Tank
I bought one of the generic truck tanks from www.tanksinc.com. It's slightly wider than the opening in the frame, but I don't think I'm going to have to open up the frame more than about 1/4" on each side to have it fit. A friend of mine used on in his and it turned out great. Several filler options. Mine looks different than the pics and has some integral holes to mount it with brackets so there will be no straps.
Tom
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10-01-2008, 09:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kelso,Wa
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Re: Underbed Gas Tank
My son & I did a blazer tank with a sidemarker fill on his 72 LWB. The important thing is to try to get the gas fill to go as straight as you can with a minimal amount of bends so it will take gas with the nozzle wide open.I have heard of some people having issues with not being able to fill at full flow.
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