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So a purchased and moved the fuel tank to the rear of the bed. And I just saw a video advising that I need to cut the beds cross member because it will hit the tank and not sit on the chassis??? Is this correct info?
I am using the Blazer tank conversion kit from LMC... Nothing is ever easy, eh?? ![]()
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
Yes, you need to cut the rear brace.
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
Or grind off the rivets and reposition it????
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
That won't do much because by the time you move it far enough there's a brace pretty close to either end of the tank... the brace in question is pretty much over the middle of the tank. Lots of people have cut them. I took mine out (stepside - bed never gets used).
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
I took mine out. It was about as easy as working on old trucks gets.
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Still Learning
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Central Oklahoma
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
I don't know about the kit from LMC but the one I bought from Kenny's trucks required cutting one of the braces. THIS is how I did mine. (toward the bottom of the page). It only took a few hours.....
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
I cut mine and then put in a 1/4 inch flat bar for support.
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
easy would be leaving the stock tank in place....
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Re: Moving gas tank to the rear..
Thanks for the info guys. Will be cutting and grinding this weekend.
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