Extra Fuel Tank Bed Cuts
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Extra Fuel Tank Bed Cuts
My 74 f250 has those square cuts in the bed for the spare fuel tanks. Do they make a nicer looking and stronger cut frame for these? Mine are getting bent from fill nozzles which are also bending the outer bed wall, and they just look cheesie. Any Ideas??
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I don't think I stated this problem very well Eric. It;s an aftermarket door that covers the square cuts that were made in the bed. You probably have seen old fords with these square doors on each side to access the saddle tanks.
They are just access doors with a key lock on each.
I think that the cuts in the bed were made too low so the gas nozzle had to be pressed on the upper part of the opening causing the bend in the sheet metal.
The frame of the doors seem cheap to me and I was just wondering if anyone ever tried to modify them or if there is a better door, or if there is another way to access the aux (saddle) tanks without the square cuts in the bed.
I never really liked the look of these doors so I have done without the extra fuel with my other mid sevnties fords. Now that I bought this one, I have learned to like the extra gas.
If I can't remedy this undesirable appearance, I'll probably just purchace quarter panels to weld in for my restore and just do away with extra tanks.
Got any Ideas?
Thanks for the reply, Tim
They are just access doors with a key lock on each.
I think that the cuts in the bed were made too low so the gas nozzle had to be pressed on the upper part of the opening causing the bend in the sheet metal.
The frame of the doors seem cheap to me and I was just wondering if anyone ever tried to modify them or if there is a better door, or if there is another way to access the aux (saddle) tanks without the square cuts in the bed.
I never really liked the look of these doors so I have done without the extra fuel with my other mid sevnties fords. Now that I bought this one, I have learned to like the extra gas.
If I can't remedy this undesirable appearance, I'll probably just purchace quarter panels to weld in for my restore and just do away with extra tanks.
Got any Ideas?
Thanks for the reply, Tim
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Eric, by the way, the nozzles I'm refering to are the fill nozzles like at the gas station. I think you may have thought I meant the filler neck of the gas tank. I hope that makes more sence
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I have filled lots of vehicles and I had never seen a fill nozzle heavy enuf to bend an OEM setup. You didn't say in the original post that they were not OEM.
You could just cut the OEM fill doors out of a couple of rotten beds and weld them into yours.
I have not seen an aftermarket kluge setup like you are talking about. I have seen a lot of pickups with the OEM setup for a front tank on the driver's side. To use the OEM setup on the passenger side you would have to reverse the door opening so some fabrication would be required. You might also be able to get a OEM assy out of some other type of vehicle with a fill door on the passeger side and weld it in.
You could just cut the OEM fill doors out of a couple of rotten beds and weld them into yours.
I have not seen an aftermarket kluge setup like you are talking about. I have seen a lot of pickups with the OEM setup for a front tank on the driver's side. To use the OEM setup on the passenger side you would have to reverse the door opening so some fabrication would be required. You might also be able to get a OEM assy out of some other type of vehicle with a fill door on the passeger side and weld it in.
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That's what I talking 'bout. Thanks Eric, good idea. Yeah the aftermarket option was a poor one that I would not have chosen. A little improvision with the help of a wrecking yard and welder is my answer.
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