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"67"StepSide · 04-18-2009, 06:57 AM

Guys I'm doin the in cab to bed gas tank swap on my 67. Could you post pictures of your tanks, stock blazer or custom mounting and all need some ideas... thanks!!!! john

danw210 · 04-18-2009, 09:36 AM

Here is a link to a really cool filler location , especially for you stepside guys.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339113

"67"StepSide · 04-18-2009, 01:08 PM

That was slick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ram-Man · 04-18-2009, 06:14 PM

The summit plastic drag cell always brings up questions. Heres mine

msgross · 04-18-2009, 06:22 PM

www.boydwelding.com made mine in a group buy.. He'll custom make anything you want and his pricing is pretty good too...

fastom · 04-18-2009, 07:07 PM

Here's mine

"67"StepSide · 04-18-2009, 08:17 PM

guys how many gallons are the custom tanks?

msgross · 04-18-2009, 10:04 PM

mine's about 19-20... haven't filled it yet

mycool72 · 04-18-2009, 10:50 PM

Here's mine before and after. I really liked the plastic can but......

"67"StepSide · 04-19-2009, 06:37 AM

msgross thats cool I did not know the custom ones held that much....
love that red gas can

jholley · 04-19-2009, 08:27 AM

Fastom, who makes that tank of yours?

msgross · 04-19-2009, 08:27 AM

I'd have to remeasure mine, it might come out to 17-18 at the lowest...

ajcan · 04-19-2009, 01:23 PM

How do you guys plan on filling these tanks?
I see some fill through the bed and others run a custom filler neck.
How about some finished products?
I like all of these ideas just curious about filling.

AJ

FuelCellGuy · 04-19-2009, 03:10 PM

For capacity find length x width x height / 231 = gallons.

67ChevyRedneck · 04-19-2009, 05:47 PM

This is my entire swap:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=197895

Finished product (I hadn't put all the clamps on @ the time of the pic):

"67"StepSide · 04-19-2009, 07:07 PM

67chevyredneck so the straps were a pain to fit? I have a poly blazer tank just not sure if I'm gonna use it. Your the first to show pics of that tank hope to see more....

westbrookw · 04-19-2009, 07:18 PM

Blazer tank. Don't use the plastic, get the metal one if you go this route.

larry may · 04-19-2009, 07:48 PM

Here is one I just finished a few days ago. Using a Marine type filler . Screws flush in the neck and is fairly flat in the bed . There is a mark to help identify the location.

COACHMEASON · 04-19-2009, 07:54 PM

Anybody have a rear underneath pic of a blazer tank installed...I would like to see how low it hangs...

msgross · 04-19-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by COACHMEASON

Anybody have a rear underneath pic of a blazer tank installed...I would like to see how low it hangs...

Here was my first mock up of a poly tank.. I decidednot to go this route since you have to trim cross sills for it to fit...

67ChevyRedneck · 04-20-2009, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by "67"StepSide

67chevyredneck so the straps were a pain to fit? I have a poly blazer tank just not sure if I'm gonna use it. Your the first to show pics of that tank hope to see more....

Hind site is 20/20... My kit came with only 2 J hooks and no instructions. I bolted one side of the straps to the frame and with the straps stretched the other side would not reach the J straps. So, I noticed the tank was notched for the straps to work in either direction, I decided to cut the straps shorter to work the way it's in my pics. Had I had a little better "sense" at the time, I would have went out and bought 2 more J hooks, then it would have fit better. Ooops.

It hangs about as low as the license plate bracket. I was knelt down on the ground for this pic:

Sammy · 04-20-2009, 06:47 AM

mine L/H inside

C20-67_N_MO · 04-20-2009, 09:05 AM

Has anyone used the stake pocket for a filler area?

my67chevytruck · 04-20-2009, 09:33 AM

yes, search the board. I have seen a couple of stake pocket filler how to's on the board.

msgross · 04-20-2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C20-67_N_MO

Has anyone used the stake pocket for a filler area?

John Fabris has a nice one in his truck...

Here's the link

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=210913

04-18-2009, 06:57 AM	#1
"67"StepSide Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: connecticut Posts: 263	Show your gas tank swaps!!! Guys I'm doin the in cab to bed gas tank swap on my 67. Could you post pictures of your tanks, stock blazer or custom mounting and all need some ideas... thanks!!!! john

04-18-2009, 09:36 AM	#2
danw210 69 K20 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 426	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! Here is a link to a really cool filler location , especially for you stepside guys. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339113

04-18-2009, 01:08 PM	#3
"67"StepSide Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: connecticut Posts: 263	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! That was slick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ram-Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 943	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! The summit plastic drag cell always brings up questions. Heres mine Attached Images __________________ Porterbuilt 8 Lugger http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=691739

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msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! www.boydwelding.com made mine in a group buy.. He'll custom make anything you want and his pricing is pretty good too... Attached Images __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

04-18-2009, 07:07 PM	#6
fastom That's right, it's Copper!! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Central California Posts: 558	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! Here's mine Attached Images

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"67"StepSide Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: connecticut Posts: 263	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! guys how many gallons are the custom tanks?

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msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! mine's about 19-20... haven't filled it yet __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

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mycool72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mansfield, TX Posts: 309	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! Here's mine before and after. I really liked the plastic can but...... Attached Images

04-19-2009, 06:37 AM	#10
"67"StepSide Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: connecticut Posts: 263	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! msgross thats cool I did not know the custom ones held that much.... love that red gas can

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msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! I'd have to remeasure mine, it might come out to 17-18 at the lowest... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

04-19-2009, 01:23 PM	#13
ajcan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Covington Georgia Posts: 87	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! How do you guys plan on filling these tanks? I see some fill through the bed and others run a custom filler neck. How about some finished products? I like all of these ideas just curious about filling. AJ

04-19-2009, 03:10 PM	#14
FuelCellGuy FUEL CELL GURU Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 993	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! For capacity find length x width x height / 231 = gallons.

04-19-2009, 05:47 PM	#15
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! This is my entire swap: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=197895 Finished product (I hadn't put all the clamps on @ the time of the pic): __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 04-19-2009 at 05:48 PM.



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04-19-2009, 07:07 PM	#16
"67"StepSide Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: connecticut Posts: 263	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! 67chevyredneck so the straps were a pain to fit? I have a poly blazer tank just not sure if I'm gonna use it. Your the first to show pics of that tank hope to see more....

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larry may Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MISSOURI Posts: 3,256	Re: Show your gas tank swaps!!! Here is one I just finished a few days ago. Using a Marine type filler . Screws flush in the neck and is fairly flat in the bed . There is a mark to help identify the location. Attached Images __________________ The biggest problem people have, is other people Thou shalt be cool and not hassle Be a site supporter. The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool inclines to the left." Ecclesiastes 10:2

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