What to do with the hole in the side of my truck???? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

tomsC10R · 05-15-2004, 10:18 PM

Well, I relocated the gas tank to the bed. Now I have a hole behind my door. Just was wondering if everyone could give me some ideas on what to do or what you did with your own? I know filling it and painting would be the best way, but it was already painted and I just want to drive it

I'm planning on using the origianl filler neck and gas cap somehow, but I don't know exactly how yet...

Thanks

cheyguy · 05-15-2004, 11:00 PM

I think a keyless entry keypad thing would be cool if you could find one small enough................that's all I can come up with now.

walker · 05-16-2004, 12:11 AM

Insulate the gas tank, enlarge the hole in the filler neck just enough so that a beer, I mean soda pop, bottle will fit through it.

Or, turn it into an ashtray, folks will freak seeing you stuff lit butts into your gas tank.

Piggy bank, just tell people that with the price of gas you are better off burnig money and then stuff a few bills into it. Mount a flashlight to the end of the gas cap for emergencies. Urinal. Fishin' pole holder. remove the filler neck and make a bracket to hold a gas cap close to the body, with a rubber gasket.

jc · 05-16-2004, 12:34 AM

fishin pole holder should slide right in. i second that, you can even get a nice shiney stainless steal one . ash tray is funny as hell though. lots of options. my truck has 3 gas tanks yours can have TWO ASH TRAYS. considering the price of gas and the price o cigs these are both useless options.lol
turning the old tank into a keg makes the most sense.

454_72_4X4 · 05-16-2004, 12:41 AM

I like the ashtray and piggy bank ideas! Either one would be cool to watch people's reactions.

Longhorn Man · 05-16-2004, 12:55 AM

you could look for a 67 - 72 c-40 or bigger trucks, they had a stock fuel tank delete plate that goes on easily.
I have a pic somewhere...but i can't find it at the moment.

CG · 05-16-2004, 01:37 AM

put one of those springy things in it that shoots out of those joke cans of nuts...go to a full serve station and watch the attendant have a heart attack when he undoes the gas cap

tomsC10R · 05-16-2004, 01:47 AM

LOL!!! You guys are great. I really like the ash tray idea... but I don't smoke, maybe I'll have to start now

J/K. I can just picture it... Pull into a cruise night etc. parking lot, everyone gathers around the truck, well because it's sweet as hell. Smoking a cig, as you continue to carry on conversations with everyone, out of the blue take off your gas cap and throw in a glowing cig butt.

Seriously though, right now the best idea I came up with was to cut off the old filler neck off the gas tank. Fit it in the opening, mark w/ a marker and then cut the portion of the filler neck that is on the inside of the truck (guess it'll pretty much be the whole thing) the lenth way and bend each sectiong accordingly so they fit the contour of the inside of the cab. Slide it through the hole, put on the gas cap and it'll hold itself in place(original rubber grommet should be good enough to prevent gas cap from getting to paint). I wouldn't be able to do anything cool like you guys thought of, but... So, what do you think?

bluec10 · 05-16-2004, 02:09 AM

What you have to do is fix it so that the original gas cap is in place, but welded closed. It'll drive the gas attendants at full serves crazy.

fast_dev · 05-16-2004, 10:09 AM

i used a giant freeze plug, i got one that fit inside the rubber grommet and u can just paint it. i was going to cut off the stock neck but i didn't want anyone putting gas in the cab (or myself on one of those days, lol)

tomsC10R · 05-16-2004, 10:28 AM

fast_dev,
So, you're not using the gas cap? You have the gas tank out right..?

I was worried about the truck getting filled up with gas too!! I'm going to make a metal plate and either wedge it in or weld it in the inside of the filler neck. That way if someone takes of the gas cap to fill it up and the filler neck doesn't fall out(which it may) there'll be a plate in the filler neck and you won't be able to get the nozzle into the filler neck in the first place. Good Point!!

Any other ideas on how to attach the filler to the inside of the cab?

Thanks,
Tom

fast_dev · 05-16-2004, 10:09 PM

yep, tank is out i put a fuel cell in the box, i mostly race the truck now. i just bought a new grommet and put the freeze plug in it. Dev.

68C15 · 05-16-2004, 10:23 PM

how about mounting a portion of the old filler the same way an aftermarket guage goes with the bent strap accross the back held in with a couple of machine screws? just an idea.
Todd

90\87Formula · 05-17-2004, 05:07 AM

Here's a picture of the gas tank delete. Don't remember where I got it though. I think it might have been Longhorn Man's.

2low72 · 05-17-2004, 08:41 AM

I relocated my tank in my other 72 and left the hole there. I found that if you get an eight ball from an actual pool set it fits pretty tight in the rubber gasket. the worst thing that would happen is someone pushs on it. it looked pretty cool. I'll try to find a picture of it

*dtlilly* · 05-17-2004, 08:53 AM

I think this thread needs to be moved eventually to the FAQ section. I too have removed the "in-cab fuel bomb" from my 72, and plan on installing the 72 Suburban tank I have. My original filler hole has yet to be filled, and I just love some of the ideas suggested here.

**guyryan100** · 05-17-2004, 10:06 AM

what about a hidden potato gun? Umbrella holder? Place brochures with a "Free - take one" sign for people passing by in the marking lot... no no, put a clock face in there so you can see the time from outside the truck!!

bluec10 · 05-17-2004, 11:33 AM

In my college dorm a guy down the hall developed a muffin gun that he used to blast muffins a couple hundred yards. (Sometimes our cafeteria was wanting.) A variation on the potato gun?

cdowns · 05-17-2004, 02:13 PM

GO RETRO !!! have a tiger tail hangin out of the hole,a rare and liyyle known accessory of the time!!!!

70short · 05-17-2004, 02:21 PM

Sorry I hate to be A stick in the mud BUT that is an awesome truck!!! I vote for doing it the right way welded in patch panel and paint to match. Now if that can't be done how about A beer tap and A pony keg behind the seat

*dtlilly* · 05-17-2004, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cdowns

GO RETRO !!! have a tiger tail hangin out of the hole,a rare and liyyle known accessory of the time!!!!

Yeah, "Is there a tiger in your tank?" campaign by Exxon/mobile

I was kinda wanting to keep the hole servicable, just in case some one like CPNE would end up being the next owner

I like the idea of finding a delete plate from a C-40 or above and painting body color...of course...I do like beer......

krazy_texan · 05-18-2004, 01:32 AM

put a beer tap on it and make a gas tank shaped keg for behind the seat and an electric pump to run it

05-15-2004, 10:18 PM	#1
tomsC10R Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 281	What to do with the hole in the side of my truck???? Well, I relocated the gas tank to the bed. Now I have a hole behind my door. Just was wondering if everyone could give me some ideas on what to do or what you did with your own? I know filling it and painting would be the best way, but it was already painted and I just want to drive it I'm planning on using the origianl filler neck and gas cap somehow, but I don't know exactly how yet... Thanks __________________ Tom 1968 C10 LWB. 402 BB, Holley MPI, 700R4. 4wheel Hydroboost Disk Brakes.

05-15-2004, 11:00 PM	#2
cheyguy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Manchester, TN Posts: 215	I think a keyless entry keypad thing would be cool if you could find one small enough................that's all I can come up with now. __________________ '71 Cheyenne Super '80 Custom Deluxe '75 Blazer

05-16-2004, 12:11 AM	#3
walker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north of Phx AZ about 30 miles Posts: 698	Insulate the gas tank, enlarge the hole in the filler neck just enough so that a beer, I mean soda pop, bottle will fit through it. Or, turn it into an ashtray, folks will freak seeing you stuff lit butts into your gas tank. Piggy bank, just tell people that with the price of gas you are better off burnig money and then stuff a few bills into it. Mount a flashlight to the end of the gas cap for emergencies. Urinal. Fishin' pole holder. remove the filler neck and make a bracket to hold a gas cap close to the body, with a rubber gasket. __________________ Andy,Phx AZ '67 C-10 (Ahhh, done at last. Well there is that disk front end I want to put in and...) "23 C-Cab-sold '48 Ford 8N tractor(still working) '67 Scout(Now on the road) '70 MG B.-sold

05-16-2004, 12:34 AM	#4
jc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jackson, New Jersey Posts: 1,560	fishin pole holder should slide right in. i second that, you can even get a nice shiney stainless steal one . ash tray is funny as hell though. lots of options. my truck has 3 gas tanks yours can have TWO ASH TRAYS. considering the price of gas and the price o cigs these are both useless options.lol turning the old tank into a keg makes the most sense. __________________ 2004 Silverado 2500HD Crewcab 4x4 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 1971 CHEYENNE LWB (THE LOVE SHACK) 1967 c-10 lwb (THE FARMERS DAUGHTER) Last edited by jc; 05-16-2004 at 12:37 AM.

05-16-2004, 12:41 AM	#5
454_72_4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.E. MO Posts: 1,749	I like the ashtray and piggy bank ideas! Either one would be cool to watch people's reactions. __________________ 72 C20 4X4 454 4 speed 89 Trans Am (was) 305 TPI 700r4 93 C1500 2wd Extended cab 350 700r4 98 Sonoma (TPI outa the Trans Am) 03 Yamaha 660 Raptor 03/04 660 Raptor 07 700 Raptor 85 Honda Odyssey

05-16-2004, 12:55 AM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	you could look for a 67 - 72 c-40 or bigger trucks, they had a stock fuel tank delete plate that goes on easily. I have a pic somewhere...but i can't find it at the moment.

05-16-2004, 01:37 AM	#7
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,019	put one of those springy things in it that shoots out of those joke cans of nuts...go to a full serve station and watch the attendant have a heart attack when he undoes the gas cap

05-16-2004, 01:47 AM	#8
tomsC10R Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 281	LOL!!! You guys are great. I really like the ash tray idea... but I don't smoke, maybe I'll have to start now J/K. I can just picture it... Pull into a cruise night etc. parking lot, everyone gathers around the truck, well because it's sweet as hell. Smoking a cig, as you continue to carry on conversations with everyone, out of the blue take off your gas cap and throw in a glowing cig butt. Seriously though, right now the best idea I came up with was to cut off the old filler neck off the gas tank. Fit it in the opening, mark w/ a marker and then cut the portion of the filler neck that is on the inside of the truck (guess it'll pretty much be the whole thing) the lenth way and bend each sectiong accordingly so they fit the contour of the inside of the cab. Slide it through the hole, put on the gas cap and it'll hold itself in place(original rubber grommet should be good enough to prevent gas cap from getting to paint). I wouldn't be able to do anything cool like you guys thought of, but... So, what do you think? __________________ Tom 1968 C10 LWB. 402 BB, Holley MPI, 700R4. 4wheel Hydroboost Disk Brakes.

05-16-2004, 02:09 AM	#9
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	What you have to do is fix it so that the original gas cap is in place, but welded closed. It'll drive the gas attendants at full serves crazy. __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.

05-16-2004, 10:09 AM	#10
fast_dev Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ringtown,PA Posts: 555	i used a giant freeze plug, i got one that fit inside the rubber grommet and u can just paint it. i was going to cut off the stock neck but i didn't want anyone putting gas in the cab (or myself on one of those days, lol) __________________ 68 chevy 406 small block, budget drag racer, new best e.t 11.91 @112 67 nova numbers matching 327 4 speed 13.6 @ 102mph 70 longhorn c-30 402/4 speed 70 c-10 swb 402, muncie 4 speed 94 s-10 350/th350 3:73 posi 71 c-20 402/th400 towrig for racetruck. 72 4wd lifted on 35's 72 350/3 speed winter beater

05-16-2004, 10:28 AM	#11
tomsC10R Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 281	fast_dev, So, you're not using the gas cap? You have the gas tank out right..? I was worried about the truck getting filled up with gas too!! I'm going to make a metal plate and either wedge it in or weld it in the inside of the filler neck. That way if someone takes of the gas cap to fill it up and the filler neck doesn't fall out(which it may) there'll be a plate in the filler neck and you won't be able to get the nozzle into the filler neck in the first place. Good Point!! Any other ideas on how to attach the filler to the inside of the cab? Thanks, Tom __________________ Tom 1968 C10 LWB. 402 BB, Holley MPI, 700R4. 4wheel Hydroboost Disk Brakes.

05-16-2004, 10:09 PM	#12
fast_dev Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ringtown,PA Posts: 555	yep, tank is out i put a fuel cell in the box, i mostly race the truck now. i just bought a new grommet and put the freeze plug in it. Dev. __________________ 68 chevy 406 small block, budget drag racer, new best e.t 11.91 @112 67 nova numbers matching 327 4 speed 13.6 @ 102mph 70 longhorn c-30 402/4 speed 70 c-10 swb 402, muncie 4 speed 94 s-10 350/th350 3:73 posi 71 c-20 402/th400 towrig for racetruck. 72 4wd lifted on 35's 72 350/3 speed winter beater

05-16-2004, 10:23 PM	#13
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	how about mounting a portion of the old filler the same way an aftermarket guage goes with the bent strap accross the back held in with a couple of machine screws? just an idea. Todd __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

05-17-2004, 05:07 AM	#14
90\87Formula Registered User $90\87Formula's Avatar$ Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Abilene Texas Posts: 1,756	Here's a picture of the gas tank delete. Don't remember where I got it though. I think it might have been Longhorn Man's. __________________ Robert Member 1532
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05-17-2004, 08:41 AM	#15
2low72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cheyenne, Wy Posts: 555	I relocated my tank in my other 72 and left the hole there. I found that if you get an eight ball from an actual pool set it fits pretty tight in the rubber gasket. the worst thing that would happen is someone pushs on it. it looked pretty cool. I'll try to find a picture of it



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05-17-2004, 08:53 AM	#16
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	I think this thread needs to be moved eventually to the FAQ section. I too have removed the "in-cab fuel bomb" from my 72, and plan on installing the 72 Suburban tank I have. My original filler hole has yet to be filled, and I just love some of the ideas suggested here.

05-17-2004, 10:06 AM	#17
guyryan100 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 483	what about a hidden potato gun? Umbrella holder? Place brochures with a "Free - take one" sign for people passing by in the marking lot... no no, put a clock face in there so you can see the time from outside the truck!! Last edited by guyryan100; 05-17-2004 at 10:10 AM.

05-17-2004, 11:33 AM	#18
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	In my college dorm a guy down the hall developed a muffin gun that he used to blast muffins a couple hundred yards. (Sometimes our cafeteria was wanting.) A variation on the potato gun? __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.

05-17-2004, 02:13 PM	#19
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	GO RETRO !!! have a tiger tail hangin out of the hole,a rare and liyyle known accessory of the time!!!! __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

05-17-2004, 02:21 PM	#20
70short Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boise ID Posts: 609	Sorry I hate to be A stick in the mud BUT that is an awesome truck!!! I vote for doing it the right way welded in patch panel and paint to match. Now if that can't be done how about A beer tap and A pony keg behind the seat __________________ "72" Red CORVETTE 4-speed 350 "70" Chevy Short Bed early stages of resto. Edel 600 cfm carb Weiand Stealth Intake HEI shorty Headers 4/2 Drop 295 50R 15 TOYO on 10 inch wide corvette rally rims at all 4 corners. "CHEVY RULES"

05-18-2004, 01:32 AM	#22
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	put a beer tap on it and make a gas tank shaped keg for behind the seat and an electric pump to run it __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

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