1966 gas tank retro fit under bed

[roofing458]

CANT SEEM TO FIND ANY TREADS .HAS ANYBODY HERE DONE this .or point me in the right direction.thanks kevin

[TwiggyTheDrummer]

Hey Kevin, are you wanting a thread that explains how to retrofit it under the bed? Or a link to a gas tank kit that can go under the bed?

[roofing458]

i was looking for the 66 guys that have done this so i could pick there brain ,,how ,what,where & what not to do.found 1967 & up thread .Just looking for a few ideas....thanks kevin

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Kevin, the 60-72 frames are the same. Cheapest thing to use is a full size blazer tank. Get one from one of the guys who haul junk cars to the crusher. Most crushers require the gas tanks to be removed. I put a ad in Craigslist a while back and had two offers the next day for $20. Those guys just want to get rid of them.

[ol Curt]

Originally Posted by 63 & 64 Bowties

Kevin, the 60-72 frames are the same. Cheapest thing to use is a full size blazer tank. Get one from one of the guys who haul junk cars to the crusher. Most crushers require the gas tanks to be removed. I put a ad in Craigslist a while back and had two offers the next day for $20. Those guys just want to get rid of them.

Aren't the frame rails closer together on the 65 and up?

[502tripower]

Originally Posted by 63 & 64 Bowties

Kevin, the 60-72 frames are the same. Cheapest thing to use is a full size blazer tank. Get one from one of the guys who haul junk cars to the crusher. Most crushers require the gas tanks to be removed. I put a ad in Craigslist a while back and had two offers the next day for $20. Those guys just want to get rid of them.

Originally Posted by ol Curt

Aren't the frame rails closer together on the 65 and up?

60-62 are the same 63-66 are the same.

[derider]

Originally Posted by 63 & 64 Bowties

Kevin, the 60-72 frames are the same. Cheapest thing to use is a full size blazer tank. Get one from one of the guys who haul junk cars to the crusher. Most crushers require the gas tanks to be removed. I put a ad in Craigslist a while back and had two offers the next day for $20. Those guys just want to get rid of them.

I am building a 66 short step and have a buddy with a frame for a 69 short step, will this work with my 66 body. One of the rear frame rails is twisted a bit on mine and he was in the middle of building his truck got the frame done and then someone stole the body for his truck after he stripped it.

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by derider

I am building a 66 short step and have a buddy with a frame for a 69 short step, will this work with my 66 body. One of the rear frame rails is twisted a bit on mine and he was in the middle of building his truck got the frame done and then someone stole the body for his truck after he stripped it.

I mistakenly put 60-72, what I meant to put was 63-72 are all the same. I can't remember where I found this info but I'm 99.9% sure the 63-72 frames are all identical. Of course, the easiest thing would be to take measurements. But, I'm confident you'll find that they're the same.

[TheDark1]

I just put a Summit fuel cell in the frame rails of my truck. Is that what you're looking for?

[502tripower]

Kevin I used a tank from a 77-82 1/2 ton Chevy Van. Welded a 3X4 piece of angle the back of the frame rails and had to trim the forward crossmember just slightly see pic. I scrounged mine from the bone yard with straps and filler neck but, they are available new.

[502tripower]

I also had to modify the cross sill above the tank and hole saw through the frame rail for the fill hose as seen in the pic.

[roofing458]

looks good nice work

[protrash64]

so much stuff on here I forget where I saw it, but somebody was using a suburban tank. It was nice and square and didnt hang too low.

[TheDark1]

I think I paid around $200 for it. I bought it for another project that went bad, so I figured I'd use it. I just put it in the other day. I have some pix I'll try to post.

[TheDark1]

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[TheDark1]

Hey it worked. I didn't know if the pix would show up or not, hurray for me.

[TheDark1]

As you can see, I haven't hooked up the lines yet. Waitin' on the money train........any day now.....

[mneubecker]

I know nothing about fuel cells but am very curious about them. What's the magic in getting them to work? What all needs to be hooked up?

[TheDark1]

It depends on which cell you have. I have one that just has a feed line at the bottom and a vent at the top. The new one, which is in the photo's, has two feed lines, a rollover vent and a return line for fuel injection or if you run a bypass type fuel regulator. One of the main things to remember is to make sure that the fuel pump is lower than the outlet on the cell. The pump should be gravity fed. As you can see in my photo, I'm going to have to put a bracket next to the cell to hang my electric pump from. If I put it up on the frame it wouldn't work properly.

[dhughins]

how about one of them 31 gallon blazer tanks from jcwhitney for $147. what else would i need?

[Chevy Fleetside]

If you get the 67-72 blazer tank kit you can order it with a 0-30 ohm sender or the 0-90. It fits in the frame rails so no trimming or welding and it is 20 gals. Here are some pictures of it in my frame. http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...t=000_0346.jpg
http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...t=000_0345.jpg Sorry they are too big to post in the thread.

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by Chevy Fleetside

Sorry they are too big to post in the thread.

here ya go....

[bobjob]

i need a inexpensive tank to fit my '63 carryall...any suggestions??? working on tight budget,, any help would be appreciated...