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Gas Cap Relocation
Thinking of installing a new gas tank like maybe a blazer tank in the rear of my step side. Would like to install the gas cap in the rear fender. Thinking of a gas cap door similar to what's on my Buick Enclave, where it's a round circle about 6" around, it's spring loaded, so it's a nice clean smooth look. Has anyone done this or anything similar on a step side. Now don't be bashful, we want to see pictures please.
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Re: Gas Cap Relocation
Someone must have installed a new tank in the rear and installed the fill neck somewhere on a SB SS. Any ideas?
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Re: Gas Cap Relocation
I've been wanting to add a tank with no filler neck at all, and pump gas to and from the main tank in the cab with electric pumps, or gravity-feed from the cab tank to the extra tank and run the engine from the extra tank.
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Re: Gas Cap Relocation
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=197895
88-98 Silverado and all the twins, and I believe the 2nd gen (94-04) s10s/s10 blazers used the same door.
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Re: Gas Cap Relocation
I've seen them done several ways. The one I like on the step sides is the opening just behind the wheel opening. On the inside you want to fab a shield to protect your filler tube from the stuff your tires might pick up.
I agree with the round door shape, as the square bodies have the rounded square shape, and it just doesn't seem to "fit". I have a LWB fleet side, and I'm going to be relocating my tank soon. I cut a fuel door and filler tube assembly out of a late 80s truck to use. I've been kicking this idea around for some time now, and now have it drawn out. |
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Re: Gas Cap Relocation
Just in case it comes up in someone's search, when I was contemplating keeping my AUX tanks I discovered that the big 90s Ford vans with dual tanks had mirror image doors. It's about the only source I could find for doors that would be reversed on one side so you could use them for dual tanks.
Not you issue, I know, just throwing it into a gas door thread for safekeeping!
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Re: Gas Cap Relocation
That exactly the one I was talking about. BTW, sweet truck
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Re: Gas Cap Relocation
Quote:
Post #202 & 203. Motorcycle tank vent.
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Re: Gas Cap Relocation
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A couple of users kept the stock filler and extended it to a tank under the cab/front of the bed. That's the idea I like the best. I personally would like at least 30 gallons for those road trips and to run e85 though. For that I was thinking of adding another tank to the passenger side and using the system 1997-up corvettes use to keep the fuel level equal between its pair of fuel tanks. Or just run some 1/2" lines between them and enclose them in a driveshaft loop to let gravity do the work of equalizing their levels. |
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Thanks guys for the stories on installing the gas tanks along with pictures on relocating the gas filler. I'm just getting ready to send an order into brothers for a few things and one of them is for the new gas tank. I'm really looking forward to starting this project.
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