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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Nothing Special
If he's making a drag truck (as opposed to a truck that he intends to street drag with) he probably has a lot of rules about fuel cells to worry about, so having gas in that tank might not be an option. But if it is, yeah, water's not much heavier than gas. Of course steel is heavier yet, so bolting some extra weight in wouldn't be hard either.
I'm assuming some form of street sleeper, I figure the only reason to attempt this kind of work for ballast is to hide it.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 05:27 PM
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Perhaps also so he can drain it when not at the strip and then fill it as needed?
 
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