Factory auxiliary fuel tanks ? Surely not................

[bartstoy]

The name is TRAVL - TANKS made in El Monte Ca. and they are aftermarket, very heavy iron and about two inches of the bottom of the tank are exposed just aft of the cab. A local radiator shop installed mine many years ago. My tanks had two large bolts that passed through a sleeve in the tank. The problem with these tanks was they did not have floats until later years, '75 on. They could not be retrofitted either. So when the portside tank would empty, the truck would sputter and you would reach under the seat and turn the valve to the OE tank or starboard tank whatever was easiest. Believe me this is an interesting experience while driving on a Calif. freeway. Before I did the resto on my truck the bed rotted just above the tank and of course the bolts no longer held. So I took them off and they are gone. They rusted quicky once the fuel dried out. Factory installed soon replaced these things.

I left the access doors because someday, I will find tanks with floats. On the plus side of this scenario is you had 55 gallons of fuel, 17.5 in each of the side tanks and 20 in the main.