Thread: 47-55.1 Keep the original gas tank?
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Old 03-10-2019, 07:15 PM   #9
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Re: Keep the original gas tank?

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Originally Posted by OL SKOOL View Post
That 60 min deal was on squares with saddle tanks. That was finally called b.s. when GM investigated it. The story is on utube. I see these guys putting their tanks in the back taking out the rear crossmember to make them fit? So in a rear end crash all you have is a cheesy bumper protecting the tank from impact no thanks. Chances of getting rear ended anymore is pretty high when they run 6 inches off your bumper!
Nope. That was a separate story. I know which story you're talking about and you're right. A producer rigged it to make an explosion.

I'm talking about the Task Force trucks. The AD's that had the saddle tanks were very protected. But (I THINK?) that worked because they came with a straight six cylinder and the exhaust ran back on the opposite side of where they placed the tank.
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