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Originally Posted by junkyardjohn

WAIT A MINUTE... ARE YOU REALLY SAYING (QUOTE) simply putting in a Blazer tank or fuel cell designed for the framerail position behind the axle does not make sense from a pure safety standpoint(QUOTE) A FUEL CELL, IN BETWEEN THE FRAME RAILS IS NOT SAFER THAN A GAS TANK BEHIND THE SEAT??? LOOK AT THE PICTURES THAT I POSTED ON MY ORIGINAL POST AGAIN, & THEN TELL ME HOW MUCH BETTER OFF I WAS BY HAVING THE TANK BEHIND THE SEAT. YOU'RE KNOWLEDGE IS AMAZING & THE LITTLE BIT THAT I HAVE IS BASED ON MY OWN EXPERIANCES. JOHN

Let's take that same impact and make it a rear-end impact, versus a t-bone, statistically a more likely occurence. In your specific accident a rearward based tank location would have been beneficial. My point is your accident is not what is typical. Again, your reference is an emotional response based on your experience and is valid in that context. Mine is merely factual extrapolations based upon published data and statistics.

Muddpiles question is simple: Is moving the tank going to make me safer? The answer is "probably not" and it has the potential of greater exposure to risk depending upon the engineering applied coupled with the t-bone vs. rear-ending accident ratio.