[Mmorgan32]

Originally Posted by special-K

And where does the spare tire go? GM engineers thought the whole thing through and made a place for everything to fit. A lot of paint has been ruined over a $15 gas cap. The only time I've had gas come out a bad cap is when I filled it up right before parking with the driver side down hill. Never had it leak while driving. The seal would have to be way past shot for that to happen. I figure the tank "belongs" where GM put it, and you can put it "where you like" if you want. I installed my first under bed tank in a pickup in '77, so don't get the idea I'm a stick in the mud on this. I also have a new Blazer tank install kit I may use on a truck to suit it's design. I have run great sounding stereos with speakers under the seat. I've driven pickups all my life, dealt with what space is there, and done just fine. Pickup means small cab in my mind. Extended cabs are what they came up with to get car people buying trucks. Car people need more space and want things more car like in a truck. They put skid plates under 4wd Blazer/Suburban tanks for a reason. Ever have a tank punctured while off road somewhere? Ever have that happen going over a rock creating a spark? I've seen it happen and the charred remained my still be out there, yet. Definitely a reduction in safety factor moving a tank up under the truck over leaving it safe in the center of the truck surrounded by a cage. The reason tanks were moved up under the truck along the frame rails is because they came out with the crew cab. Tanks had been in cabs all along up till then, in all makes and models.

I filled up with gas the parked at a slight down hill on the drivers side. I had gas pouring out. I went a bought a $15 gas cap from early classic ( it's 5 min from my house) hasn't done it since.