Relocated gas tank? Where's the spare? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mrimpala · 12-03-2004, 10:09 AM

I'm relatively new to this list, but I've been lurking on it for about a year. I just registered yesterday. Woo Hoo!! I have a '71 C10 longbed with rear leafs, 350/350th. Don't want to call it a beater, because it doesn't look too bad, but I don't drive it everyday, only in big snows and going to the home improvement stores. Anyway, I'd really like to remove the fuel tank from the cab. I've seen kits to move it to the spare tire area, I've seen Blazer tanks that go where the spare is, and I've seen the saddle tanks. I've pretty much ruled out the saddle tanks. What I really need to know is where are you putting the spare? Going with out it is not an option for me. If you've done the tank relocation, and you still have a spare, what did you do with it?

Thanks,
Kurt

ChevyDude · 12-03-2004, 10:18 AM

1st Welcome to the board! You will find it an excellent source for all sorts of questions and answers for these trucks. Gas tank relocation? Absouletly a good idea! However the spare tire does have to find a new home. I think most actutally just drive without a spare unless going a great distance and then it just goes in the bed. At least that's what I do.

GreyHoundSteve · 12-03-2004, 10:22 AM

Welcome from TX and to answer your question .... if you need to carry a spare .... its a pickup ..... theres only one logical spot for it.

spencra · 12-03-2004, 11:03 AM

Welcome to the board.

You could always bolt a spare tire mounting bracket to the bed floor and put the spare on that. That's what i've got. It doesn't look bad and it's what alot of us have.

OLDROCK&ROLLER · 12-03-2004, 11:12 AM

Welcome from the south side of North Carolina. Spare tire? I've got a can of fix a flat in the glove compartment. Just hope I don't ever have to use it.

Don't know if it works for sure.

spencra · 12-03-2004, 11:18 AM

OLDROCK&ROLLER, the stuff works for a little while but I decided to drive on the thing for awhile. I would say for like months. Needless to say the damn thing exploded on me on the Garden State Prky in NJ.

The stuff's good for short term use but definately don't do what I did.

chickenwing · 12-03-2004, 11:19 AM

Welcome from Northern California. There is a bedside spare mount carried by JC Whitney and sometimes Harbor Freight's web site. I have seen em used inside the front of the bed on the drivers side. Looks ok and they are lockable.

toddtheodd · 12-03-2004, 11:23 AM

I don't have expensive rims so I would just drive it on the rim and replace it when I get a new tire.
Todd

67ChevyRedneck · 12-03-2004, 11:31 AM

I have a spare that I keep in the garage. My truck is currently resting, blown tranny, but she was my daily driver. I stayed within 30 miles of home 95% of the time. I have no where to keep a jack either. BUT when I plan on going on trips, like to myrtle beach and up to Carlisle, PA for the All Truck Nationals I throw a spare in the bed and a jack and tool kit in the cab....never had a blown tire....knock on wood. Also, if your truck has newer tires with good tread and no dry rot flats don't usually occur.... AND I keep 2 cans of "fix a flat" and a tire plug kit in the glove box at all times. Probably 99% of the trucks I see at shows have nixed the spare tire..... I know I'm rambling, but with the gas tank out of the cab, it would be possible to keep a do-nut spare behind the seat along with a jack and tools...

68speedalert · 12-03-2004, 12:33 PM

I second the notion,...... garage!

Mudder · 12-03-2004, 01:01 PM

Plugs............keep a plug kit in the glove box. Fix a flat might get ya somewhere also. I don't like talking about this.

**Already Gone** · 12-03-2004, 01:26 PM

If you could find one you could always get an original factory inside box spare tire carrier. They were mounted on the drivers side of the box in front of the wheel well. Attached is a pic of one I had but sold but I know if where there are more of them in a wrecking yard. If you or anyone wants one PM me. They'd be 35.00 Us shipped without the original bolt.

Longhorn Man · 12-03-2004, 02:45 PM

Spare?
I'm keeping my tank in the cab, and keeping the spare in the bed.

71swb4x4 · 12-03-2004, 02:52 PM

Do you have a long bed? There is a cool mod where you weld a bed wheel tub upside down in front of one of the bed's wheels tubs. Then the tire sits below the top of the bed but doesn't sit so low where you can see it sticking down from the side.

Longhorn Man · 12-03-2004, 03:14 PM

That's actually a good idea. make sure to drill a couple holes in it for drainage.

bouncytruck · 12-03-2004, 03:19 PM

I've heard that some tire shops can't/won't repare a tire that has fix-a-flat in it.

I like 71swb4x4's idea.

Longhorn Man · 12-03-2004, 03:45 PM

fix a flat is awsome stuff, but it won't do miricles. You can run on a fix a flat tire for years if the hole was a small one, and the nail or what ever was removed...ect. (I've done it)
The whole thing with the tire shops not wanting to deal with it, that is from the late 80's/early 90's when some of the fix a flat brands had explosive vapors. If I'm not mistaken, none are like that anymore.

71swb4x4 · 12-03-2004, 03:47 PM

Not my idea, the burbs have something similar from the factory too I think.

MOTHERTRUCKERS · 12-03-2004, 09:29 PM

I carry triple A, a cell phone and munchies.

RON WOODGEARD · 12-03-2004, 10:00 PM

Go buy the stuff you put in tires to stop flat tires.. I run it in my F-350 Ford Driver, horse trailer, Car Trailer, Hobby Trailer, Dirt Bikes, and Mountain Bikes.. It's a green slime looking stuff...

flatblackclassic · 12-03-2004, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RON WOODGEARD

Go buy the stuff you put in tires to stop flat tires.. I run it in my F-350 Ford Driver, horse trailer, Car Trailer, Hobby Trailer, Dirt Bikes, and Mountain Bikes.. It's a green slime looking stuff...

Ron's got it right. Slime is great stuff. I run it in my motorcycle tires and NEVER have gotten a flat and I run the lowest air pressure possible which makes the tire more prone to getting a flat!

Gordo · 12-03-2004, 11:05 PM

140K in ten years, no spare, carried fix-a-flat, used it twice, worked fine.

mrimpala · 12-08-2004, 11:19 AM

Thanks to all, for the spare tire relocation ideas. I think I'm going to go with the upside down wheel well idea. I just don't want to have the top of teh tire stick out above the bed side, and it seems like that way might work best for me.

Again, thank you to you all, and happy holidays!

Kurt

'71 C10
'96 Impala SS
'89 Caprice Classic Brougham
'94 Eclipse

spencra · 12-08-2004, 11:32 AM

Yeah, I think that the upside down wheel well does sound like a good idea. I'm considering it myself.

**guyryan100** · 12-08-2004, 07:01 PM

Walmart has a AAA nockoff service for like $30/year that covers all your vehicles. Let THEM fix your flat!

12-03-2004, 10:09 AM	#1
mrimpala Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6	Relocated gas tank? Where's the spare? I'm relatively new to this list, but I've been lurking on it for about a year. I just registered yesterday. Woo Hoo!! I have a '71 C10 longbed with rear leafs, 350/350th. Don't want to call it a beater, because it doesn't look too bad, but I don't drive it everyday, only in big snows and going to the home improvement stores. Anyway, I'd really like to remove the fuel tank from the cab. I've seen kits to move it to the spare tire area, I've seen Blazer tanks that go where the spare is, and I've seen the saddle tanks. I've pretty much ruled out the saddle tanks. What I really need to know is where are you putting the spare? Going with out it is not an option for me. If you've done the tank relocation, and you still have a spare, what did you do with it? Thanks, Kurt

12-03-2004, 10:18 AM	#2
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	1st Welcome to the board! You will find it an excellent source for all sorts of questions and answers for these trucks. Gas tank relocation? Absouletly a good idea! However the spare tire does have to find a new home. I think most actutally just drive without a spare unless going a great distance and then it just goes in the bed. At least that's what I do. __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

12-03-2004, 11:03 AM	#4
spencra This, is my BOOMSTICK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Berlin, CT Posts: 1,310	Welcome to the board. You could always bolt a spare tire mounting bracket to the bed floor and put the spare on that. That's what i've got. It doesn't look bad and it's what alot of us have. __________________ Larry Got rid of my projects for now. 1980 Jeep CJ7 1998 Nissan Sentra (my car) 2001 Toyota Sienna (wife's, of course)

12-03-2004, 11:12 AM	#5
OLDROCK&ROLLER Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: WHITEVILLE N.C. Posts: 493	Welcome from the south side of North Carolina. Spare tire? I've got a can of fix a flat in the glove compartment. Just hope I don't ever have to use it. Don't know if it works for sure. __________________ 72 CHEYENNE 10 SUPER 468/400/3.73

12-03-2004, 11:18 AM	#6
spencra This, is my BOOMSTICK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Berlin, CT Posts: 1,310	OLDROCK&ROLLER, the stuff works for a little while but I decided to drive on the thing for awhile. I would say for like months. Needless to say the damn thing exploded on me on the Garden State Prky in NJ. The stuff's good for short term use but definately don't do what I did. __________________ Larry Got rid of my projects for now. 1980 Jeep CJ7 1998 Nissan Sentra (my car) 2001 Toyota Sienna (wife's, of course)

12-03-2004, 10:22 AM	#3
GreyHoundSteve Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: DFW TX Posts: 769	Welcome from TX and to answer your question .... if you need to carry a spare .... its a pickup ..... theres only one logical spot for it.

12-03-2004, 11:19 AM	#7
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	Welcome from Northern California. There is a bedside spare mount carried by JC Whitney and sometimes Harbor Freight's web site. I have seen em used inside the front of the bed on the drivers side. Looks ok and they are lockable. __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

12-03-2004, 11:23 AM	#8
toddtheodd The oddest Todd around Join Date: May 2004 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,418	I don't have expensive rims so I would just drive it on the rim and replace it when I get a new tire. Todd

12-03-2004, 11:31 AM	#9
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	I have a spare that I keep in the garage. My truck is currently resting, blown tranny, but she was my daily driver. I stayed within 30 miles of home 95% of the time. I have no where to keep a jack either. BUT when I plan on going on trips, like to myrtle beach and up to Carlisle, PA for the All Truck Nationals I throw a spare in the bed and a jack and tool kit in the cab....never had a blown tire....knock on wood. Also, if your truck has newer tires with good tread and no dry rot flats don't usually occur.... AND I keep 2 cans of "fix a flat" and a tire plug kit in the glove box at all times. Probably 99% of the trucks I see at shows have nixed the spare tire..... I know I'm rambling, but with the gas tank out of the cab, it would be possible to keep a do-nut spare behind the seat along with a jack and tools...

12-03-2004, 12:33 PM	#10
68speedalert Semi-Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington, MO Posts: 390	I second the notion,...... garage! __________________ '68 50th Anniversery LWB Custom Fleetside, '77 305 v-8, turbo 350, factory speed alert (still works), '71 drivetrain w/front discs. Some call it ugly yellow, others call it Ochre '83 Jeep CJ-7, <80,000 miles, original owner '04 Chevy Suburban, 4x4, 2500, 6.0 ltr, Predator Diablo programmer '95 GMC K1500 Extended cab

12-03-2004, 01:01 PM	#11
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Plugs............keep a plug kit in the glove box. Fix a flat might get ya somewhere also. I don't like talking about this.

12-03-2004, 01:26 PM	#12
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,107	Spare Holder If you could find one you could always get an original factory inside box spare tire carrier. They were mounted on the drivers side of the box in front of the wheel well. Attached is a pic of one I had but sold but I know if where there are more of them in a wrecking yard. If you or anyone wants one PM me. They'd be 35.00 Us shipped without the original bolt. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021 Last edited by Already Gone; 11-15-2005 at 04:22 PM.

12-03-2004, 02:45 PM	#13
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Spare? I'm keeping my tank in the cab, and keeping the spare in the bed.

12-03-2004, 02:52 PM	#14
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Do you have a long bed? There is a cool mod where you weld a bed wheel tub upside down in front of one of the bed's wheels tubs. Then the tire sits below the top of the bed but doesn't sit so low where you can see it sticking down from the side. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

12-03-2004, 03:14 PM	#15
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	That's actually a good idea. make sure to drill a couple holes in it for drainage.



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12-03-2004, 03:19 PM	#16
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	I've heard that some tire shops can't/won't repare a tire that has fix-a-flat in it. I like 71swb4x4's idea. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

12-03-2004, 03:45 PM	#17
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	fix a flat is awsome stuff, but it won't do miricles. You can run on a fix a flat tire for years if the hole was a small one, and the nail or what ever was removed...ect. (I've done it) The whole thing with the tire shops not wanting to deal with it, that is from the late 80's/early 90's when some of the fix a flat brands had explosive vapors. If I'm not mistaken, none are like that anymore.

12-03-2004, 03:47 PM	#18
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Not my idea, the burbs have something similar from the factory too I think. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

12-03-2004, 09:29 PM	#19
MOTHERTRUCKERS Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: BRADENTON FLA Posts: 3,269	I carry triple A, a cell phone and munchies. __________________ Rest in Peace Ed. Thanks for all the good times.

12-03-2004, 10:00 PM	#20
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	Go buy the stuff you put in tires to stop flat tires.. I run it in my F-350 Ford Driver, horse trailer, Car Trailer, Hobby Trailer, Dirt Bikes, and Mountain Bikes.. It's a green slime looking stuff...

12-03-2004, 11:05 PM	#22
Gordo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Killingworth, CT. USA Posts: 3,378	140K in ten years, no spare, carried fix-a-flat, used it twice, worked fine. __________________ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi (retired as of 4/22/03) 1998 S10 short bed 2002 S10 Blazer 1942 Oldsmobile 1958 Massey Harris Pony 1951 Wife Killingworth, Connecticut May those who love us, love us, any of those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts. And if God is unable to turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping. A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

12-08-2004, 11:19 AM	#23
mrimpala Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6	Spare tire relocation Thanks to all, for the spare tire relocation ideas. I think I'm going to go with the upside down wheel well idea. I just don't want to have the top of teh tire stick out above the bed side, and it seems like that way might work best for me. Again, thank you to you all, and happy holidays! Kurt '71 C10 '96 Impala SS '89 Caprice Classic Brougham '94 Eclipse

12-08-2004, 11:32 AM	#24
spencra This, is my BOOMSTICK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Berlin, CT Posts: 1,310	Yeah, I think that the upside down wheel well does sound like a good idea. I'm considering it myself. __________________ Larry Got rid of my projects for now. 1980 Jeep CJ7 1998 Nissan Sentra (my car) 2001 Toyota Sienna (wife's, of course)

12-08-2004, 07:01 PM	#25
guyryan100 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 470	Walmart has a AAA nockoff service for like $30/year that covers all your vehicles. Let THEM fix your flat!

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