I have to agree with Bob. If you get rearended hard enough to drive the
bed boards into the cab, rupturing the tank, then moving the tank to the
rear, behind the axle surely wouldn't help.
Just my .02 worth.
Jeff Davis
'51 custom
>From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
>Reply-To: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
>To: Advdesign1@aol.com
>CC: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Pickups N' Panels
>Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 23:06:47 -0500
>
>After some consideration where to put my tank in my '50 I used the original
>tank
>in stock location. Shortly after an old timer told me the problem with
>tanks in
>the cab is in a rear end collision the bed boards or bed can be driven
>right into
>the cab and tank rupturing it. I've never seen a wreck that looked like
>this but
>it sounds feasible and has me reconsidering.
>
>Grant,
>50 Chevy 3100
>52 GMC 150
>
>Advdesign1@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Last week during the discussion on gas tank location, I wanted to say
>Pickups
> > 'n Panels in Print was where I published my piece on tank location last
>year.
> > That article was promped by discussions on this list. After getting
>into
> > Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, it turns out the back of your
>frame
> > is a poor location as it is vulnerable to rear end collision. Inside
>the
> > cab is quite safe. I did a fair bit of research for that article, and
>it was
> > well received. I advocated locating a tank in the stock location for
>AD-TF
> > panels and suburbans for those who did not want a tank inside a cab.
> > Bob ADler
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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