Under bed gas tank swap
Under bed gas tank swap
Any one have any info of a under bed gas tank swap? Maybe one from some late model car/truck that has a in tank fuel pump? Got tired of smelling gas in the cab all these years so when I pulled the tank this time for the update took it to the junk pile!
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Hunter's 64
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Why bother?
Ford had the incab tank for over 50 years.
I like it, I can judge how much gas I have by the sound it makes sloshing around.
Ford had the incab tank for over 50 years.
I like it, I can judge how much gas I have by the sound it makes sloshing around.
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1966 F100 (Mine)
1965 Mustang (Hers)
1965 Mustang (Hers)
2012 Dodge Caliber (Hers-under protest)
1998 1100 Aero (Hers)
2001 1100 Aero (Mine)
Wish List:
Win Indy 500
Ask Elvis WTH he has been
Spend the summer as Meatloafs Roadie
Be a member of the "Five Timers" club
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Here's the swap I did in my '72...> http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... &sk=t&sd=a
Same thing. I moved the tank to get some weight over the rear axle to help with traction.
Same thing. I moved the tank to get some weight over the rear axle to help with traction.
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Gritsngumbo
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Uncle Skip has a good write-up/how-to on installing a Mustang tank. Try Hints and Tricks.
If you understand what you’re doing, you’re not learning anything.
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LITTLE RED: 64 F100 Short Style
BIG RED: 62 F100 Long Uni
BIG “UN": 63 F250 Long Flare
BBW RED: 61 F100 CC BBW Long Uni
CRIMSON CREW: 63 F100 "Stageway" Long Flare Crew Cab
"RANGER": 66 F100 CC Long Flatbed
"AVA" 1963 Avion T-20 Travel Trailer
“Lucille” 1955 New Moon 44’ Travel Trailer
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Great info, thanks guys. I think this will work very well!
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If you want to go through the frame and out through the rear fender for a fill I used a 1949 chevy coupe SS 16 gal tank. With the mustangs you have to come up through the bed to fill and I opted against that. I got the idea from a posting on this site. You'll have to look around for it as I am not that savy on the computer to hook up a link for it.
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1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
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Nice job! I am having to raise my bed floor due to the changes in the frame to lower the truck. I think I will have room to run tubing under the bed floor to plumb up a side fill access in the side of the bed. Think the mustang tank will work best. I have a old tank out of my 73 Mach 1 to fabricate the mounting and then I will buy a new tank. Thanks for all the advice. Going to have to fabricate new upper shock mounts too.