Burb Gas Tank for EFI Conversion?

[RoyL]

Originally Posted by lownslw64

The boyd tank is 19 gallons, My fill is 10.75 to center of pipe from front of tank and I left how it was placed from side to side in their standard location. It would be to your benefit to move that in a inch or two so when you install you can put it straight up and not have to angle into position. The pipe size is 1.5" also. The only issue i had with this setup is i also bought the rollover vent i think it's called but due to the location of the fill it would keep it closed when filling and not allow the tank to breathe causing it to always shut off. i ended up taking it out.

Originally Posted by RoyL

Thx for the info! Can you please clarify what you mean by the above in blue? Confused as to where the "standard location" is?

Can you clarify what you mean by "My fill is 10.75 to center of pipe from front of tank and I left how it was placed from side to side in their standard location. It would be to your benefit to move that in a inch or two so when you install you can put it straight up and not have to angle into position." Do you mean move it in 1 or 2 inches less than the 10.75"? Or you would move their "standard" location? Not sure what the standard location is...?

[lownslw64]

Originally Posted by RoyL

Can you clarify what you mean by "My fill is 10.75 to center of pipe from front of tank and I left how it was placed from side to side in their standard location. It would be to your benefit to move that in a inch or two so when you install you can put it straight up and not have to angle into position." Do you mean move it in 1 or 2 inches less than the 10.75"? Or you would move their "standard" location? Not sure what the standard location is...?

Sorry for the delay... To clarify of the post previously i altered my fill neck 10.75 from front of tank to Center of new fill pipe which i changed to 1.5" to match existing fill on 60's suburban. i was suggesting to inset the fill 1.5"pipe maybe a inch or so towards the center from there standard which shows 9.75 from center because i installed mine with my burb on jack stands using a floorjack i felt like i had to angle it a bit to get it into place as well as line it up with the brackets you mount to the frame for installation. It would just move the end of the fill pipe inward a bit to not be a comflict during install. It wasn't a huge pain but just a suggestion for my installation method. if you have a rack and more space available it probably wouldn't be such a problem. Let me know if that makes sense.

[RoyL]

Originally Posted by lownslw64

Sorry for the delay... To clarify of the post previously i altered my fill neck 10.75 from front of tank to Center of new fill pipe which i changed to 1.5" to match existing fill on 60's suburban. i was suggesting to inset the fill 1.5"pipe maybe a inch or so towards the center from there standard which shows 9.75 from center because i installed mine with my burb on jack stands using a floorjack i felt like i had to angle it a bit to get it into place as well as line it up with the brackets you mount to the frame for installation. It would just move the end of the fill pipe inward a bit to not be a conflict during install. It wasn't a huge pain but just a suggestion for my installation method. if you have a rack and more space available it probably wouldn't be such a problem. Let me know if that makes sense.

Thanks! just making sure I understood...

So you would move the filler port and vent ~1" inward/closer to the center, 8.75" vs the standard of 9.75"

and use 10.75" from the front of the tank vs the standard 14.642"?

Reposting the diagram, since it cut off the left side dimension showing the standard filler port location of 14.642"

[lownslw64]

Originally Posted by RoyL

Thanks! just making sure I understood...

So you would move the filler port and vent ~1" inward/closer to the center, 8.75" vs the standard of 9.75"

and use 10.75" from the front of the tank vs the standard 14.642"?

Reposting the diagram, since it cut off the left side dimension showing the standard filler port location of 14.642"

Yes, i would move the filler 10.75 from the front of the tank and 8.75 from the center and change pipe size to 1.5" to hook right up to the existing fill. That will allow you the right size pipe, location to hook up and allow you the space to install without fighting it to much...good luck!

[RoyL]

Originally Posted by lownslw64

Yes, i would move the filler 10.75 from the front of the tank and 8.75 from the center and change pipe size to 1.5" to hook right up to the existing fill. That will allow you the right size pipe, location to hook up and allow you the space to install without fighting it to much...good luck!

Thanks!

The Bad News: I tried to order from Boyd's but they are NOT doing any custom work... apparently new for 2022, you can only order existing products. however....

The Good News: They said Pro Performance offers a 63-66 Suburban tank!

From Boyd's: "The tank requested is very close a Suburban option that is available through one of our dealers, Pro Performance. These tanks are made to order by us and ship from our Florida location. Here is a link to the SUV tanks on his website: https://azproperformance.com/collections/boyd-welding-60-72-c10/products/boyd-aluminum-gas-tank-side-fill-67-72-2wd-blazer"

Anybody used one of these? I'm trying to confirm with Pro Performance the filler location to see how close is 'very close'... Stay tuned.

I did see Pro Performance has a build thread on a 64 Burb, but couldn't tell what tank they used... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...5&postcount=46

[RoyL]

Originally Posted by RoyL

Thanks!

The Bad News: I tried to order from Boyd's but they are NOT doing any custom work... apparently new for 2022, you can only order existing products. however....

The Good News: They said Pro Performance offers a 63-66 Suburban tank!

From Boyd's: "The tank requested is very close a Suburban option that is available through one of our dealers, Pro Performance. These tanks are made to order by us and ship from our Florida location. Here is a link to the SUV tanks on his website: https://azproperformance.com/collections/boyd-welding-60-72-c10/products/boyd-aluminum-gas-tank-side-fill-67-72-2wd-blazer"

Anybody used one of these? I'm trying to confirm with Pro Performance the filler location to see how close is 'very close'... Stay tuned.

I did see Pro Performance has a build thread on a 64 Burb, but couldn't tell what tank they used... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...5&postcount=46

According to Pro Performance, this photo shows where the filler is located, they said that this is an old design, they have added the filler vent tube to all side fill tanks now. It looks to be right about where it needs to be...