Hi gang.
What is the difference in spacing between the rails on the AD vs TF models?
A fuel tank from a 86 Full size Blazer fit perfectly between the frame rails
on my 57. We welded another formed cross-over bar from a donor TF toward
the front of the frame between the rails to support the top of the tank. To
hold the tank in place, we fabricated and welded brackets to the frame to
accept the straps from the Blazer. The only drawback is that the fuel inlet
is on the pass side as opposed to the driver side. ( I guess a good sheet
metal shop could turn it around.) Anyway, the fill pipe fits between the
frame rail and the bed (tight) and will be filled through a flap door
mounted in the back of the rear fender.
Do you think that type setup will work on the AD models?
----- Original Message -----
From: <gls@4link.net>
To: <RobXR250@aol.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] gas tank for under bed on 50 3100
> Rob, I heard Isuzu Trooper tanks fit nicely. I saw two sitting in the
local (Los
> Angeles) self serve junkyard, so they{re probably not too hard to find.
Odds are
> they{re set up for fuel injection, so you may want to remove the in-tank
high
> pressure fuel pump and the fuel return line if you go that route.
>
> I should mention that many of the venerable lest members were strongly
against this
> modification, though they may have been primarily opposed to the
rear-of-axle
> installations, while the Trooper tank is forward.
>
> Regards,
>
> Grant S.
>
> ---- Original Message ----
>
> What do you all recomend for a gas tank to mount under the bed of my 50
Chevy
> 3100? I can get about any gas tank through work at a good price.
>
> Thanks
> Rob
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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