I'm getting to where I need to decide how I'm going to handle fuel in my 54 panel van. The old tank, which was between the rails, is toast.

I know I can go with a tank under the running board like a pickup or go with a replacement panel tank.

For a little more fuel capacity and some ease in dealing with my exhaust, I'm wondering whether there's a way to put an older model Mustang tank under the bed and still fill it from outside. I really don't want to use a bed filler.

Any thoughts?

 

I wouldn't put a in bed filler inside the cab of the panel. Check out the universal tanks at www.tanksinc.com

 

Mine once had a second tank in the back, the filler was thru the center of the rear pan. I don't know what tank was used, all that was left was the filler neck and tank and a selector valve next to the driver's seat.

 

I took my old tank to a shop that custom built fire trucks, One of the fabricators took it on as a side Job and he made me a new tank out of aluminum , for $200 .It is just like the original.

 

that should have said all that was left was the filler neck and cap, not tank, the tank was gone. There were a lot of cars in the 60's early 70's that had the fill neck behind a fold down license plate in the rear bumper. Take measurements of the space and do some thumbing thru a replacement tank catalog.. The original tank is not a complex shape so a custom tank should not be outrageous. There are several replacement tank fabricators that advertise in Street Rodder magazine.