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Old 12-04-2010, 06:02 AM   #1
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DIFFERENT gas filler idea.

so i'm trying to avoid doing body work (i like all my chips and scratches and dents they are "character marks") soooo....
what if i use my existing saddle tank filler door on my bedside and route a tube (hose), going to the back to the truck, to connect to a REAR custom EFI tank?? is that dangerous to have that rubber hose that long? keep in mind i'm using legit, thick fuel hose.

reasons why: i dont want a bed fill, tail light filler door is out of my league for fabrication, i dont want to pay for a side bed fill to be put in at the body shop, the saddle filler door just looks better to me than a costom built into the bedside (too smooth and modern for me)
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Old 12-04-2010, 09:37 AM   #2
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Re: DIFFERENT gas filler idea.

sounds like a disaster in the making

i'd think it wood b almost impossible to pump gas into it at the pumps to fill the tank. because the tank might probally end up higher than where the fill is
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Old 12-04-2010, 09:49 AM   #3
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Re: DIFFERENT gas filler idea.

it might be possible but i would want metal line for the majorty of it.
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Old 12-04-2010, 08:23 PM   #4
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Re: DIFFERENT gas filler idea.

It's definitely possible. I used a Suburban tank on the K25 and put the filler in the rear stake pocket using a stainless boat filler. It runs behind the tail light bucket and uses a combo of welded stainless u-bends and certified fuel hose. I use 2 vent lines. The tank fills with no problems...not slow at all.
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Old 12-04-2010, 08:24 PM   #5
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Re: DIFFERENT gas filler idea.

Forgot the pics.
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'77 K5 Blazer black on red, 350/T350/NP205 ps, pb, ac all original

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'72 GMC Sprint SP454. 1 of 38 built.
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