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Gas Tank ?'s
So I want to do what alot of you have done and move the gas tank to under the bed.. Question is... where is the best place to get a tank for the best fit and obviously cheapest one. I know alot of you use the blazer tanks. I like that idea just havin' a hard time finding one.
Plus when i do this what cross member bars from the frame do i have to remove? Let me know if this is a dumb ? |
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Re: Gas Tank ?'s
Brothers trucks offers the cheapest blazer tank kit but if you want the sickest tank out there go with the Rick's hotrod tanks theyre stainless and the fitment is perfect!
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Re: Gas Tank ?'s
This is the Blazer Poly tank I put in my truck and if you look closely you can see where the bed rail sits by me wiping the dust off both frames..
![]() This is the bed upside down showing where to take the rail out from by the white chalk marks on the rail ..I am standing at the rear of the truck bed taken this picture.. I left a couple inches of rail to sit on the frame on both sides and took the center out so to fit over the gas tank.. hope this helps ya ![]()
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Re: Gas Tank ?'s
I tried to use a blazer tank, but it hung down to low for me, and I couldn't afford one of the custom made ones. So I used one from a jeep, I paid $65 bucks for it Check out my build thread, we are on that topic right now!
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Re: Gas Tank ?'s
GOPAPA yes that helps a great deal! I have to be honest i didnt even think about having to cut one of the bedrails sto make it fit. I was more concerned with the frame cross members. So if your standing at the end of your bed. it'll be the second bedrail that'll need to be chopped?
mrhino, that looks great too! i will check out your build thread for sure |
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Re: Gas Tank ?'s
I did a 69 Camaro gas tank install. Check out this thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=423035
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Re: Gas Tank ?'s
[quote=LeatherMan69;4266716]GOPAPA yes that helps a great deal! I have to be honest i didnt even think about having to cut one of the bedrails sto make it fit. I was more concerned with the frame cross members. So if your standing at the end of your bed. it'll be the second bedrail that'll need to be chopped?
I thought you meant bed rail when you said frame rail.. Beings I didnt have to do anything with the frame cross members I assumed you meant bed rail..Yes the rail is the first one in from the tail gate end of the bed.. The correct way to take this out (espessially after one has painted the bed is to use a Recipitating saw and cut down on both ends and then along the bottom edge of the rail from both sides ..just leave the flange part of the rail which is spot welded on as it will not be in the way of the top of the gas tank.. DO NOT DO .. I had a friend helping me with taking the peice of bed rail out and I cut the ends down to this flange and the left my shop to go to the house to the rest room and when I came back ,,he had taken a chisel and broke the spot welds off and removed the rail piece.. NOW ..I have holes in my bed the size of dimes and larger where he chiseled out the bed metal with the flange of the rails .. doubt you will do it this wrong way ,, just needed to vent .LOL gp
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