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Old 04-18-2003, 12:31 PM   #14
Stout72
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I've been wanting to relocate my in-cab gas tank to somewhere else. I'm not a fan of riding in the same compartment with all that gas, and I want to replace my seat with something more modern and put speaker boxes behind it, so I could use the room. however, I think there is some merit to Longhornmail's feeling that the cab is a safe place, what with the door pillars as protection.

I still want to go with dual saddle tanks. I believe there was a recall on this, but I think if a heavy duty tank was fabricated, making it a little narrower so there is a little more room between the tank and the bedside, and a little shorter so as not to decrease ground clearance, this arrangement would be acceptable. I dislike the look of the aftermarket rivet-on fuel door, so when I make this conversion I'll weld in fuel doors from a donor bed from a later model truck.

I'm not partial to in-the-bed tanks, since I haul stuff in mine and appreciate all of the bed space available.

The blazer tank install is probably the easiest, but for me I'd like to put a spare tire in that spot, when I get one.

There is a company that makes between-the-frame rails tanks, I can't recall the name of that company, but some time ago I checked their website and sent an inquiry. At this time, they do not make these tanks for our trucks. Maybe in the future. Dang, I wish I could remember the name of that company.
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