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good morning to all,
i have a 1938 Chevrolet Canopy, when i bought it, it didnt have the original gas tank rather a 49-54 suburban gas tank which fits right in HOWEVER, that has tank has the neck on the front where i need the neck towards the rear. any suggestions on how to get this project moving?
someone mentioned to remove the gas neck and place it where i need it and put gas tank filler neck in
someone mentioned to leave it there and run a rubber hose from gas neck to gsa tank filler neck

any thoughts?

You haven’t told us what your skills are. Can you weld on it yourself or have to farm it out? It’s not that hard to relocate the filler neck, just a bit dangerous. Mark where you want it to go. Remove the tank. Empty it of ALL fuel. Fill it with water and begin your cuts with a cutoff wheel. Weld the neck in place. Weld the patch over the old location. Dress up your welds. Dump the water. Put your shop vac hose on the discharge side and stick the hose in the filler neck. Walk away for an hour or so. Install the tank, fill with fuel and you’re off to the races.🛠

Others may do it differently.

yes i dont have any of those skills, i do but not at that level and being its the gas tank i dont want to chance it, but i think the local gas tank shop can do it..

Welding on gas tanks is always interesting. Years ago when I was in the Army running a vehicle repair shop, we got in an M88 Tank recovery vehicle with a crack in the fuel tank (as opposed to the M60's with diesels, it had a gasser engine in it. A 750 hp Continental V12, IIRC). Anyway, we got the engine and the tank out of the tank. and found the crack in the fuel tank. We flushed the 100+ gallon tank out with water twice, discharged a 5 lb CO2 fire extinguisher into it. I told the welder to go, and a short time after he struck the arc, it went BOOMP! Everyone's eyes got a little bigger, and the welder backed off. But at that point, it had been "safed" by burning off all the vapor, and I told him to finish welding. Just a little excitement, but the job was done.
Have heard stories of guys cutting the tops off of oil drums with a torch winding up across the street. Don't do that.

Many years ago in another life my brother and I rode Harley choppers. Brother had been tipping a few beers on a road trip to Winfield Kansas. He popped a giant wheelie at a gas station and laid the bike down splitting the gas tank open. The next morning we found a mechanic shop open and the welder agreed to weld the split for us. He closed the petcock and filled the tank with water. When he touched the flame to the crack, the remaining vapors exploded and shot water to the top of the shops 14 foot ceiling, soaking everyone. He never batted an eye. Put the flame to it again and welded up the crack. The weld held up for 25 years until my brother sold the bike. Good times.