Put on your thinking caps....

[1976K5CHALET]

Back in 2002 when i first moved to colorado i had to replace some u-joints in a chalet of all things while working at frieghtliner. The chalet had quite the outdoors paint scheme painted on the sides but i noticed it had twin saddle tanks hiding under her. The fill cap was accessed via the rear wheel well area.
Has anyone seen this before or remember who made these back in the day?

DW

[N2TRUX]

I have seen saddle tanks that fill through the wheel well. Can't remeber any brands though.

[tvblazer78]

Ya I know nothing about that, Can tell us anything about that?

[1976K5CHALET]

If anyone runs across something like that...snap some pics with your cell phone if you will...got ideas floating in my noodle.

DW

[Cookie]

if it helps any my buddy has a 84 long box with a tank that fills in the wheel well i can snap a couple pics. what you need pics of exactly

[Cookie]

sorry it took me awhile to get these but heres the best i could do the fill neck
where its at in the rear wheel well

the buttom of the tank I looked at the tank to see if i could see a company or anything but found nothing and my friend bought it on the truck so im no help except a couple pictures

[tobiahr]

A friend of mine had the same thing on a 74 Blazer. He stated they were stock shortbed pickup tanks but they were on it when he got it so he wasn't positive. I'll see if I can get some measurements to confirm.

[1976K5CHALET]

Cookie...you da man! Now we are getting somewhere.
I wonder if they just reversed the mounting brackets
to the outside of the frame and there ya go? If so i
can start scrounging tanks and brackets....add a couple
87 up used senders and tbi pumps....wire up switches and
relays so one could pump from aux saddle tanks to refill the
main tank...

DW

[Cookie]

the way my friends is mounted is just metal straps bolted to the bottom of the frame and then ran under the tank and bolted to were the arrow is in this pic and theres 4 straps holding it and as for pumps you can go to almost any parts store around here and get the pumps that mount along your frame. for example http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku and just wire it to a toggle to refill the main tank. Now that I think about the idea i like it if my jimmy didnt have a 32 gallon tank in it i would probally try to set something up!

[1976K5CHALET]

The chalet has the factory 31 gallon fuel tank....of course non gm flavor and bought as an 87-91 K5 all steel unit (including baffle for tbi pump) from rock auto. GM plastic baffles had a bad habit of warping with weather changes and breaking the anchor rivets which then leads to the ye olde knocking the pump off the sender routine....