Project: Recycle

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A little more progress.... I worked on the bed floor to allow the fuel fill line to 'poke' through for easy, simple access for filling the blazer tank. I know many guys opt for an aftermarket flush mount cap or some sort of OE flip-up gas door assembly, but I wanted to keep it simple.

I cut out the floor 'runner' that's closest to the drivers rear corner of the bed/tailgate area to allow for a flat surface....

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I welded in some steel & cut the remaining runner so that I could form a similar 'slope' where the runner ends (I wanted it comparable to the un-modified floor runners).

A little bit of hammer work, welding, grinding; & then a little more welding & grinding until it looked pretty decent. When that was done, I marked the floor w/various measurements for where my fill tube was going to come through the floor. I tried to set it up so the 'gasket' was just up against the 90° lip the bed floor mounts to....

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Using the reference marks, I cut a hole in that 'just finished' flat surface. I installed an OE tank neck gasket & popped the fill tube in place. I haven't decided if I'll leave it as is or maybe build a 'cover' of some sort.

More than likely, I'll leave it as is since it's simple, clean, & functional....

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Now that that's done, I can finish the pipe that runs from there to the tank. It will be 2.25" @ the fuel fill inlet & neck down to a 2" tank inlet (w/a 2" fuel hose connecting the two pieces).

I've been limited on bed floor progress because I have to store the bed in a corner of the shop to allow room for pedestrian traffic. I had to wait until my buddy could swing by the shop & help move the floor into place. Then, I would have to 'clean-up' earlier than I wanted so we could pull it back off to store so he could get home @ a decent hour.

I needed to figure out a way to move the floor by myself quickly & easily. They say necessity is the mother of invention....

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Works like a charm !