Gas tank relocation
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From: Parkesburg PA
Gas tank relocation
I know this has been discused here before, but most of the pages had dead links and were a couple years old...
I was wondering what my options are for moving the tank out of the cab? It's a 66 4x4 stepside that now has a flatbed. I will be hauling stuff from time to time, so a bed mounted tank is out... Also I'm not fond of the mustang tank because it fills from the bed (kinda hard if the bed's full...)
Thanks,
David
I was wondering what my options are for moving the tank out of the cab? It's a 66 4x4 stepside that now has a flatbed. I will be hauling stuff from time to time, so a bed mounted tank is out... Also I'm not fond of the mustang tank because it fills from the bed (kinda hard if the bed's full...)
Thanks,
David
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David, Unless there is a problem with that tank, there is no big problem with in cab tanks. I still run one in mine. Only problem is with feeding a big horse you have to stop more often to feed it.
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I agree with jowilker and ford390gashog. If it aint broke don't fix it.
I still have my tank behind the seat. I have never heard of any major problem with them just keep the hose in good shape.
If you remember Ford had major problems with the tank in the rear from rearend collisions. Here in CA there are more rearend collisions than side impact.
jd
I still have my tank behind the seat. I have never heard of any major problem with them just keep the hose in good shape.
If you remember Ford had major problems with the tank in the rear from rearend collisions. Here in CA there are more rearend collisions than side impact.
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You can say that again!!!!! ..Everyone is to busy (eating, tuning in a station, checking their makeup, lighting a cigarette, checking out babes on the sidewalk, talking on the phone, reading a book, feeding a baby, choking a kid in the back seat, changing clothes, fumbling for change, flipping off the other folks doing the same) Clearly there is no time to drive respectively here in the Jungle.. LOL 
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I'm going to run the 70 Mustang tank in mine but if you don't want the fill up spout to go straight up (and also since you said you already had a flatbed) have you looked into the 70's models rear mounted tanks? They have a fill hose that runs out the side. As with most modifications there might be some fab work required but that's the direction I would look at first for your situation.
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thinking about the flip down license plate filler for my 57/66 mutt, came on mid 70's cutlasses but would rather use ford parts.... does anyone know a ford equipped with one, if not i am going to braze in the side filler off of my 79 parts donater
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The 69 torino had the rear mount fill neck, The 63 T-Bird, The 64 Galaxy, Any of the mustangs had them as well.
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Originally Posted by Redmanbob
You can say that again!!!!! ..Everyone is to busy (eating, tuning in a station, checking their makeup, lighting a cigarette, checking out babes on the sidewalk, talking on the phone, reading a book, feeding a baby, choking a kid in the back seat, changing clothes, fumbling for change, flipping off the other folks doing the same) Clearly there is no time to drive respectively here in the Jungle.. LOL
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thx dendyr i'll check the yards as soon as i finish what i have going on now, easiest way to move tank to underframe without sacrificing bed or doing major bodywork...... plus you can never park on the wrong side of the pump lol. had a 76 cutlass with that setup when i was young and i liked it a lot, come to think of it, only design feature on the car i liked lol
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Side Tank Beneath the Floor
I still use the cab-tank in my '63 1Ton that is carrying a (total length) 28-foot (Class C for those days) MotorHome. I also have mounted a rectangular tank under the floor just behind the driver's side. It is mounted on brackets attached to the chassis and the filler pipe enters through the bottom rear end of the tank. The filler flex pipe angles upward exposing the filler opening at the MotorHome's floor level. It is completely enclosed except that the bottom and brackets does extend slightly below the MotorHome skirting.
I can't quite fill the side tank, but the two tanks do give me about 35 US gallons fuel capacity. A manual switch valve to change from one tank to the other is located on the floor of the cab beneath the end of the seat near the cab-tank and a three-way electric switch to change the fuel gauge is located behind my left shoulder above the end of the cab-tank. I mounted it back in the '70s and don't remember what it came from -- maybe like an old International-Harvester 3Ton (or so) truck.
I can't quite fill the side tank, but the two tanks do give me about 35 US gallons fuel capacity. A manual switch valve to change from one tank to the other is located on the floor of the cab beneath the end of the seat near the cab-tank and a three-way electric switch to change the fuel gauge is located behind my left shoulder above the end of the cab-tank. I mounted it back in the '70s and don't remember what it came from -- maybe like an old International-Harvester 3Ton (or so) truck.
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For F-250s and lower, you won't be able to use a '73 or later rear mounted in-frame tank on a '72 or earlier. The frame was widened in '73, making the later tank too wide to fit in between the narrower frame rails.
The rear axles '73 - '79 won't bolt right up for the same reason. They can be made to fit in the earlier trucks if you re-locate the spring perches and shock mounts inboard about 1 and 1/2 inches each. (You still must use wheels with setback, though, to avoid rubbing against the fender wells.)
The rear axles '73 - '79 won't bolt right up for the same reason. They can be made to fit in the earlier trucks if you re-locate the spring perches and shock mounts inboard about 1 and 1/2 inches each. (You still must use wheels with setback, though, to avoid rubbing against the fender wells.)
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The Bronco 2 tank from a non-FI vehicle or a Thunderbird tank from the fifties or a Jeep tank, or I have even heard a Dodge Minivan tank will all work too. you might need to take out the cross member between the back spring shackles to fit them in.
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Originally Posted by Beastmaster
thinking about the flip down license plate filler for my 57/66 mutt, came on mid 70's cutlasses but would rather use ford parts.... does anyone know a ford equipped with one, if not i am going to braze in the side filler off of my 79 parts donater
--Mike