Should I leave the Fuel Tank in the Cab?
 

Those of you who have moved it or kept it, tell me what you think. Pros, cons for each option. Pics!

Thanks in advance!

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Its much easier to just leave it in the cab. LOL.

Seriously though, when my tank in the cab is full it is noisy and I sometimes smell a little fuel. I think the noise is from the sides of the tank flexing. It would be nice to have some more room behind the seat as well.

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I left mine in the cab so I could put my spare tire under the bed.

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Only thing I dont like about my blazer tank is:

PITA filler
No spare tire place (except putting in bed, that looks ugly but its a truck oh well)

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X2...

Filler is the pain, I have a billion vents and it still wont fill fast.......Hate poly tanks.



Smitty

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they've worked fine for 40years have never seen a need to move one

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Unless you need the space behind your seat for something other than gas leave it there. I have a million more important things to spend my time on than moving something that works perfectly well.

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leave it in the cab. I moved mine and it was such a pain to fill that I put it back in the cab.

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I would consider moving it if there was a reason other than speakers....Dosent gain me any more leg room so its just extra $$$ and trouble I can spend elsewhere.:)

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When we redid my truck I did not see any real benefit as to moving the tank to under the bed. I never smell any gas in my truck not did I fing it necessary at all..

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I probably will never move the tank out of the cab, no advantage that I can see since both my trucks have bucket seats.

Having a tank in the cab is part of the old trucks.

I am more into original workable trucks myself, but I do appreciate all the work that people have put into their trucks to make them the way they want.

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I left mine in the cab after some modifications. I had 3 bungs soldered into the bottom of the tank so that my high pressure fuel pump mounted on the frame for the fuel injection wouldn't be starved when I turned a corner. I removed the sock from the original fuel line from the sending unit and use it as a return line. Works great.

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Al,

When you added the sound deading material how much did it knock the noise level down vs. stock?

1-10 (10 being loud)

I would say the truck is a solid 9 now...lol:devil::waah:

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Ive always been told it was more of a safety issue, is there any truth to that?

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I would leave it personally. I don't recall many ever being wrecked and having problems as far as a safety issue and as far as smelling gas I smoked in them for years:lol: I am one of those weird ones that don't mind the smell.
Unless you like the looks better I would just leave it.

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The one I'm driving daily will stay in the cab, my son's with the blown BBC will go under the bed, for added traction if nothing else.

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With a built 406 and the windows up the sound is about a 4-5 with the windows down is about a 7........it definetly made it alot quieter.....

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i moved mine. i didnt like the fuel smell or the sloshing. mine fills great no problems at all. now i have room for my tool box out of sight.

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David....I guess since I asked about this in your other thread, I should comment here....keep it in the cab:D

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Mine is still in the cab and is staying there.

The one time that I have had gas fumes is when the seal on the sending unit finally rotted out. A new one from Classic parts solved that, and I haven't had any gas odor since.

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I moved mine and like it....but it was a PITA, I would never do it again.

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I don't want to move my tank... But I want to shave the filler.

Sucks.. :(

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If your pickup were to end up on its side somehow the gas cap would get yanked off and gas would spill out and probably all over the driver. If you were sliding and generating sparks there would probably be a good chance of becoming dead.

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I moved mine and I love it. I did it at first for safety reasons since its my daily driver and thats the last thing I want to have behind the seat in a crash. I did notice a major improvement in ride quality once I put mine in the back. Also like mentioned before you will get some added traction in the rear. If you do change gas tanks, I highly reccomend using a 1969 Camaro gas tank if you do want to change yours to the rear. It lets you hide the filler neck behind the license plate (no holes in the bed), the fuel sender works with the gas guage, and it does not hang down hardly at all compared to the Blazer tank conversion (Also its cheaper than the blazer tank).

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Every once in a while I get a wiff of gas when the tank is full and it"s hot outside, but I like it. If you don't like the smell, add some 110 octaine. lol... seriously, if the sloshing bothers you, your exhaust is to quiet....

I like the gas filler where it was from the factory, I think it"s cool! Either way, it is an old truck and that is awesome.

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I see no need to ditch my in cab tank, but I wouldn't mind having a switch like I did on my 78 Econoline. It had a 16 gallon on the driver's side frame rail, and a 22 gallon under the back. One fuel gauge and a switch to flip between the two. I could cruise almost 500 miles on band road trips before stopping for gas.:metal:

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There you go. The pickup with the bad rep for gas tanks (CBS manufactured BS, IIRC) was the Silverado with side mounted tanks. Get T-boned and there ya go.

Those that are mounting them in the back are looking for trouble with a much more likely rear end collision, because protection isn't engineered in, IMO.

Mine's staying put.

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Mines in the cab, but I bought a new tank and had 2 number 10AN bungs welded in the botttom. 1 is my main fuel line, and the other is plugged in case I want to run nitrous,then I have the other to run the separate fuel system. I also have my original sender as a return if I ever go fuel injection.

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Just throwing this out there, even if you do get rear ended, at least the gas is spilling under the bed instead of inside your cab. Theres a guy on the forum somewhere talkin about the same issue, he got t boned by a drunk driver and got messed up pretty bad. Got soaked by gasoline from the tank being behind the seat, but he said he got lucky because in the crash the battery was knocked out during the collision. Also its safer at Gainesville Raceway:burnout::lol:

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I have a c-30 that I took the cab tank out of and made saddle tanks from an old school bus tank. Cut it in half, you have enough for two 23 gal. tanks and still fit between the cab and spring perchs. But then it has a gooseneck brand metal flatbed. I have another c-30 that I was helping a friend build that we reshaped the cab corners to use a mid 70's saddle tank. He lost interest in it, I traded for it but never finished it. I need to get on that!

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Thanks a lot for all the advice! I plan on leaving it in there and with the engine going to be so loud, I shouldn't have to worry too much about any noise from sloshing and what not ;)

Haha, your question was the inspiration for this thread! It really got me thinking about it!

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Do you have any pictures of what you did?

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Yeah, I'll post some today.

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Hope these are good enough, took these pics with the phone and I havent washed the truck in a while.:lol:

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Heres another, I got the idea from the back in black truck on the forum.

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At my shop we make and install custom aluminum tanks all the time. It is an added expense, and may-or-may not be needed. Additional room in the cab is nice, for amps, speakers, air ride controls... But, it will Not let you move the seats any farther back. Filling should not be a 'PITA' if the swap is done correctly. (so many things really depend on the quality of the parts AND the installation) Moving weight to the rear can help with ride quality and handling. Custom tanks will need a sending unit to match the guages. The stock senders are 0-90 ohm. Additional fuel plumbing is also required, and remember that electrick fuel pumps "PUSH" fuel, so they need to be mounted near the tank. We use 3/8 line, or bigger. I hope this info helps.

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Yep... :)

Mine is still in the cab. I thought about moving it to the rear. But I drank a bunch of beer until the thought went away... :lol:

Gary

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Just saw the pictures - Thanks

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Thanks for the pictures!

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I've tried 4 different gas caps, and I still get fuel dribbling out when I go around a right turn. I only keep the tank 1/2 full now, and my paint appreciates it. I plan on moving my tank to the back real soon.