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Originally Posted by SFTorange
Thanks for the motivation! My main frustrations are with the guy painting my truck. I know he does good work, and he is very fair on his price, but he doesn't prioritize jobs like mine at all. He can make a lot more money doing insurance work, and then he'll work on mine when things get slow. I'm really trying to be understanding, because it can be so hard to find someone you can trust to do body work. I just need to be patient, and he'll get it done eventually. I have a pretty tight budget, so I don't have a lot of options.
Anyway, my tank came from Dave Boyd with Boyd Welding. He's a board vendor who sells a tank custom designed for the 67-72 trucks. I ordered one when he was doing a group buy last spring, and got free shipping and a sending unit. The tank fits really well, but I did have to relocate the rear crossmember on my frame to get it to fit. Dave can also work with you on custom designing a tank to your exact specs. I highly recommend his work. Here is a link to the tank I have: http://www.boydwelding.com/category/...ts/67-72-truck
Years ago I picked up a billet aluminum fuel door to put in the bedside, but I'm having second thoughts at this point. I'm thinking of setting the filler up to fill inside the bed just behind the wheel well. I like the idea of doing a fill through the bed floor, but don't want to lose the ability to haul stuff. If I fill it on the inside like I want to, I think I can have the best of both worlds, but we'll see. |
Thanks for the info on the tank. I like his work and they look like they are worth the extra coin. So, that tank is for a 67-72 and it bolts up after removing the crossmember? I looked on his site and I don't see anything for the 60-66.
I hear ya on the patiently waiting on the paint. I have a few friends that work at body shops and the money makers are the insurance jobs. They primarily focus on those jobs as well. My buddy has a 66 Chevelle SS factory 396/4-speed that he has been working on the body for almost a year... His wife said she will divorce him if she can't drive the car by her birthday in July... He is planning to take a two week vacation next month to get is finished up
Like they say, good things come to those that are patient. I'm sure he'll do a great job and you'll be happy when it's all done
I would just stop in every now and then to check on progress and hopefully that will motivate him to find more spare time
Tony