I took another look at things, and I can see the merits of putting a gas tank behind the rear end. There is a crossmember which could help protect the tank. There's room for a really large gas tank, like one of the 32 gallon fuel cells Circle Track racers use.
If I used something like that, I'd have to have a custom filler neck made for it so that I don't have to have the filler neck in the wooden bed.
I can see where an 18 gallon Camaro tank would be beneficial there, because of its filler neck location.
Having a tank above the driveshaft can be a little dangerous too, in case of a driveshaft failure.
Maybe I should make the stock tank an auxiliary tank and make a main tank behind the rear end. I don't like sitting on gas, but that could usually be empty.
I still want to remove the stock gas tank. Maybe I could still have an aux. tank somewhere behind the cab and have the stock filler neck used for that.
I'll think about it.
