Got ya covered! Last winter I installed a 49-52 Chevrolet passenger car fuel tank in the rear frame of my 65 C10 Shortbed.

Check out the following link and also check out my "Webshots" photos link at the bottom of this page for a bunch of pictures.

This conversion requires welding. It also involves trimming of the bottom frame rail inner lip. This needs to be done to allow the gas tank to drop out from the bottom of the truck. As the pictures show I removed the bed from the truck to do the work, this is a necessity for access. Basically if you have a Sawzall and a welder (or access to a buddy with these) you can do this conversion.

Let me know if I can be of help.

H.A.M.B. website thread with pictures and link to vendors for the parts:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=324929

Stove bolt thread:
https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthread...=Hot+Rod+John&Search=true#Post492905

Link to Tanks Inc. for the 49-52 Chevy Passenger Car Tank:
https://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/...=799/category_id=63/mode=prod/prd799.htm

Last edited by Gdads51; 02/08/2025 11:24 PM. Reason: update link to current P car tank ID
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