47-55.1 Under bed gas tank with side feed? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mr48chev · 05-25-2024, 01:53 AM

The 79 ElCamino that I horse traded for for my son had a custom made 40 gallon tank, The bill for the tank was in the glove box and it ran 250 in 1985 dollars. Paper work in the glove box said that who ever had the truck at that time made regular runs between Tuscon and SoCal and I'd have to believe that they were running gas from Mexico as running across the border and filling up for about a third of what US prices were at he time was pretty common then. Thing is, with material and labor costs what they are that 250 buck tank would run between 5 and 6oo now.

05-25-2024, 01:53 AM	#12
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,396	Re: Under bed gas tank with side feed? The 79 ElCamino that I horse traded for for my son had a custom made 40 gallon tank, The bill for the tank was in the glove box and it ran 250 in 1985 dollars. Paper work in the glove box said that who ever had the truck at that time made regular runs between Tuscon and SoCal and I'd have to believe that they were running gas from Mexico as running across the border and filling up for about a third of what US prices were at he time was pretty common then. Thing is, with material and labor costs what they are that 250 buck tank would run between 5 and 6oo now. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.



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