Move the gas tank or no?

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by silverstreak

I'm on the fence with this myself. The "project" I recently bought already has one mounted under the bed but has the filler in the floor which will be a pain to fill as you have to stretch over the bed side or tailgate to reach it. I'm also concerned with water getting into the tank from rain or melting snow. At this point I'm considering going back stock with everything new. The gas tanks on my motorcycles are pretty much in my lap. I try to be a careful driver, but you can't drive for the other person.

Not a fan of belly tanks. I have a GMC JIMMY and once had a '67 K/10 Suburban. Both factory equipped with rear tanks. Hard to fill. Won't take the gas nozzle at full blast, they back uo and shut down the valve. You have to slip the gas down the neck like pouring beer into a tall glass.
Then there's getting fuel to the carb.
Back of seat tank has none of these problems.

[special-K]

I've never moved the tank from original location because I see no need to. But I do have a Blazer tank kit I'm thinking to use on my '67 short bed as an auxiliary tank

[TobyArnot]

Kind of dated, but I went a different route. Added a 29 gallon fuel cell in a DEE-CEE storage trunk. Some thought it was unique.

[MySons68C20]

That's a heck of a locking gas cap and 29 gallons!

[332rick]

If you can just take it all out.
Sure there is no gain or such benefit if you don't value safety.

One thing I did not catch been mention was you can not hide the spare tire if you relocate the tank under the bed.

Good Luck...

[332rick]

Finished product after sealing the side filler

[silverstreak]

Originally Posted by TobyArnot

Kind of dated, but I went a different route. Added a 29 gallon fuel cell in a DEE-CEE storage trunk. Some thought it was unique.

This is a genius idea and solves many of problems on both sides of the fence.
Plus, you don't have to drop the tank to replace the sending unit.

[67 twins]

Originally Posted by 332rick

If you can just take it all out.
Sure there is no gain or such benefit if you don't value safety.

One thing I did not catch been mention was you can not hide the spare tire if you relocate the tank under the bed.

Good Luck...

For those of you trying to make this a safety issue please stop. If it was such a damn hazard none of us would be driving these trucks because they would have all burnt up in the last 50 odd years. Every car fire I have ever seen involved the engine compartment. You know where there are things actually hot enough to ignite gasoline. Just admit that you moved it because that's what you wanted to do.

[JNiemela]

So leaving it in place and found the leak. Smoke test showed a leak around the sending unit. New seal and all good. Drive it 500-1000 each year with very limited freeway driving so not expecting a roof ride.

[JNiemela]

Originally Posted by jeffahart

Install some air bags in your truck... be safe... please!

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[Richard]

Originally Posted by 67 twins

For those of you trying to make this a safety issue please stop. If it was such a damn hazard none of us would be driving these trucks because they would have all burnt up in the last 50 odd years. Every car fire I have ever seen involved the engine compartment. You know where there are things actually hot enough to ignite gasoline. Just admit that you moved it because that's what you wanted to do.

Past engineering is just old engineering without experience and knowledge. Just admit that it is something that was done in the past.

[67 twins]

Originally Posted by Richard

Past engineering is just old engineering without experience and knowledge. Just admit that it is something that was done in the past.

And it got the job done. no reason to reengineer stuff on a fifty plus year old truck. It's worked for fifty years it'll work another fifty.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by 67 twins

And it got the job done. no reason to reengineer stuff on a fifty plus year old truck. It's worked for fifty years it'll work another fifty.

Only by chance or my Lord willing that I did not die in my rollover accident in the 72 in my younger years. There is a reason changes happen. Gas tanks are no longer in the cabin.

[67 twins]

Originally Posted by Richard

Only by chance or my Lord willing that I did not die in my rollover accident in the 72 in my younger years. There is a reason changes happen. Gas tanks are no longer in the cabin.

You may have scared the **** out of yourself by rolling a vehicle but you are overstating the possibility of it catching on fire. You were way more likely to die in the rollover itself than for the vehicle to catch fire afterwards.
By far the greatest safety hazard in any vehicle is the loose nut behind the steering wheel. People would be better served by working on that.

[MySons68C20]

I think we should agree to disagree....there is more than one way to skin a cat.
With that being said I installed a Boyd's tank under the bed and love it!