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Old 07-19-2006, 12:19 PM   #1
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Gas Tank Q...

I have a 1978 suburban that i am sending to the junkyard..It has a 40 gallon rear tank, i want to put it under the back of my 69 long bed but i dont kno if it will fit..couldnt get very good measurments of the tank while it was under the sub, so does anyone know if this will fit?? any help would be great thanks

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Old 07-19-2006, 12:37 PM   #2
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Re: Gas Tank Q...

There was a post couple years ago where someone did it to a longbend 4x4. The one point I remember about it is he had to indent the tank some to make sure it cleared the differental housing during shock movement. Other than that, it works pretty good.
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Old 07-19-2006, 03:36 PM   #3
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Re: Gas Tank Q...

thanks for the help. i kinda thought that might be a prob... anyone else, anything?
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Old 07-20-2006, 03:33 AM   #4
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i fit one in my shortbox 4x4 i'll send pics when i get home this weekend
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Old 07-21-2006, 01:05 PM   #5
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