Looking to replace the behind the seat tank with an under the bed set up.

Has or Does anyone:

Ever tried this?
Know where to get a tank from?
How did you reroute the filler tube? Back? Side?

 

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That tank under the bed link above looks very cool, but the drawback is that if the bed is loaded you can't fill up the tank. I have seen people use frame rail tanks from later model Ford pickups (or other donor trucks), which is not hard to route or mount; the hard part usually is mounting the filler neck somewhere in the sheet metal.

 

My truck is for hauling ***, not furniture
Actually, I have another truck for hauling, but if it were a concern you just fill up the tank before you fill up the bed. The fuel filler area is about 6" from the tailgate, most of the time if you're hauling something the entire bed isn't full.

 

Instig8tr63. I like this setup and is probably the most less intrusive I have seen. I was actually envisioning the inlet to be mounted on the side with a modification to the body to make this work.

I am going to have a friend set this up and will forward this to him. thanks.

 

I'm eventually going to do something similiar to this, but I plan to do it very similiar to this swap, build a frame, then mount a fuel cell to the frame, and build a skid plate of sort because it doesn't strike me as wise to have a 22 gallon plastic fuel cell hanging down below the frame rails. What are the ohm parameters on our sending units anyways? Empty and full are all I need, thinking 0-30 but not sure and they stopped printing Haynes for these trucks. I'm sorta winging it on this one (as usual it seems)

 

Here is another option for your rear tank, I just did mine and did a mini write up on how I did it.

It,s a F-250 4X4 Highboy so it may not apply to your truck, but at least it is a little more information.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...oration-5.html

Post # 63 shows the pictures

I like it better because it a plastic tank and was not all that hard to do.

 

i completed a relocation a year and a half ago..been going good since then. check out quantaproducts.com..i have a long bed so i got a 1956 passenger car gas tank. its only 7 1/2 inches deep but is 19.5-20 gallon tank. the sending unit for that tank is a 240-33 so you will need to buy a new gauge (auto meter 2516). the only thing i had to do was cut the next to last cross member out of my bed and the tank fits almost like it was made to go there...i also moved the filler neck from the center to the back right corner and only had about five inches sticking out. next i bought a cool cap filler neck from jegs and ran gas filler neck tube from the cap to the tank...ran some fuel line to it and thats it

 

nobearsyet, older model fords usually run 73-10 senders while newer gauges are made to 240-33 and i believe there was also one made from ford that was 258-16.

 

I just finished mine; Jegs 20 gallon fuel cell. I trimmed the next to last cross member, fabbed a fuel cell mount and cut a hole in the bed. The pics make the tank look like it hangs way below the truck but it really does not. Maybe 2 inches below the bumper line. I could have got it another inch or so higher if I would have taken the time to do some more fabrication; time is a factor though. I still have to put hinges on the door with a latch. I have aftermarket gauges so the 0-90 sending unit worked with them. It is nice having room behind the seat!

 

That cap is going to cause you problems and if that tank had foam in it I hope you removed it

 

Please elaborate so I can fix the problem!!!!!!!

 

Still curious why this was stated? Whats up with the cap and the foam?

 

Well, the cap problem showed its ugly face this morning. I filled the tank up for the first time and it leaks like a M-Fer! I will order a different type cap assembly tonight. I think I know why you said take the foam out? If it is because it degrades and clogs the fuel system???, there are many different reports and opinions on if and why it happens. From what I have read; most people have very few problems with the foam and the ones that did usually had an unique situation why it became a problem. I am going to see what happens with it.

Tim

 

The camper special has a stock under the truck auxiliary 25 gallon tank. The fill hose comes out the bed right behind the cab.