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I just bought a '71 Stepside
Well, i just bought a '71 stepside it was restored a few years ago but the owner didn't swap the gas tank out. does anyone know how much it will cost to relocate the tank to the rear? i want it under the bed with the filler under a flip up license plate. i seeen a guy in a build thread do it just wondering how much it will cost to do. i also seen where a guy on here sells them but don't remember where i seen it or who sold it. i want a 20 plus gallon tank. i want the tank removed because i want to go with larger tahoe seats that are power leather and heated. so i was just wondering about how much this would cost and how long would it take? i plan on doing it in hopefully a day when i come home on leave. i will post pictures when i get off work and can get on my pc. would it be better to bolt a frame for it or weld the frame for the fuel cell up? any info on this would be greatly appreciated and i will post pictures of the whole truck in a couple of hours
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
ok so i got home and put up the pics..
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
Good looking truck! That is an interesting tailgate mod.
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
no suggestions?
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
I got mine from LMC and it was about $200 plus additional hardware from Lowes. I also bought 25' of 3/8" fuel line from Summit and ran it to the pump.
Do a search for surplus blazer tank in this forum to get more info but here is the FAQ: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...us+blazer+tank I noticed the Maine tags. Where will you be taking leave? You will definitely need help to get it done in 1 day. |
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
looks good
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
looks good, strange tailgate though
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
Great looking truck, congrats!
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
Good looking '71.
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
Great looking truck.
Regarding the tank issue Quote:
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
thanks, i plan on relocating the tank anyways i think it's a cleaner look with the filler neck shaved
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
If you want it to fill from the license plate you may need to contact fuel cell guy that is a member here, I used the surplus Blazer tank and it sits too high against the bed supports to make the license plate fill work. If you were to lower the tank by building a frame I think it would be too low to the ground IMO.
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
Nice looking truck! If I didn't say it before, Welcome to the site.
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
That is a very interesting tailgate! Can you tell how it was done? That is also a very nice Ride.
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
no i don't know how the tailgate was done. it will be swapped out sooner or later for a diff tailgate tho
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
there is a thread in builds and projects called back in black he used a camaro tank to fill through license plate says it works good check it out ,nice looking truck.
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Re: I just bought a '71 Stepside
thanks red, i actually got the idea from his build. i don't know if i'd want to do it the same exact way he did with the straps but that's the same thing i want to do with the flip down plate
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