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what have you guys done? i have the trap door mounted in the bed but using a stock blazer tank and the filler points out of the tank horizontal towards the drivers side. i was thinking hose or a metal tube from the filler to the trap door and then secure it somehow. anybody tackle this and care to share details of what worked? also if going with a custom metal tube who could make this? could i go to an exhaust shop and have them bend/weld me up the peice i need?
thanks in advance

A muffler shop is a prime candidate for fabricating a filler neck for a underbed fuel cell. I recommend stainless steel or aluminized tubing, whereas most muffler shops stock several diameters of both and they will not corrode or rust over time, as regular steel muffler pipe will. Good luck with your retro.

A neophrene hose makes a good connector from the old neck to your new fabricated one. just use stainless clamps and you are ready to go.

exactly what i was looking for. Thanks guys!

also do a search in 'engine and driveline'

gas tank

fuel filler

etc..

-W

Troy - I built a tank and you can buy rubber hose (some kind of rubber) that is made just for that. Generally you can buy it by the foot. Its not highly flexible but enough to connect 2 pices of pipe.

I get mine at a local NAPA store. Most of the chain stores wont carry specialized products. But stores like NAPA should. Or at least they could order it.

The stuff comes in sizes even bigger than 3 inches. If you need bigger than that, try a supply place for big trucks.

http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h298/1951otter/ you'll have to scroll down the page after you open the link.
The tank is from tanks inc. a universal 16 gal e/w anti roll valve.

I finally got hold of a digital camera. sorry no shots of the completed set up as i'm about to haul the 1/2t off to the blaster..... paint soon.

these shots are of my under pass bed gas tank, a 16 gallon w/ the old cab filler turned 180 and welded to a plate. a decorative piece made to cover the bed outside was welded to the original cab filler neck and bolted w/ three 1/4'' bolts. i flared out the stock filler neck at the end to 2''. as was told to me by a friend,... '''jim this is a drive-a-way tank filler, and you'll have the station's hose''' . this mounts to the passenger side, in front of the rear fender, below wood skirting. there is room for a 2'' hose to connect the filler spout to the tank inlet neck.
it a universal steel tank from tanks inc. it's 10''x11''x34''.
http://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/p...ry_id=69/home_id=59/mode=prod/prd128.htm
the top of the univ. tank filler neck was welded closed. i really do not like the filler in the wood area of the bed. a piece of 2'' muffler pipe was fit & welded to the tank top-edge, side, inline w/ the new hole cut into the bed skirt. the tank comes w/ an anti-roll vent so the rubber hose can be placed above the tank's highest point. i welded shut the original filler neck's vent tube as it was not needed w/ this new tank. i vented mine to inside the fender well & directed it so mud and crud will not plug the hose end. i had to cut out the stock 3104's frame 'corner plate' so the tank would fit as far forward. the four threaded rods are held up to the under side of the bed so the tank is as high as possible. 3/4'' nuts welded to small plates welded to the bed's cross wood braces hold the tank up. i glued rubber strips to the bottom cross braces as well as the top of the tank when fitted so vibration is eliminated. tank finished in Por 15. if you do this you may have to cut the rear tank corner, next to the pumpkin and weld back a plate, the new 12 bolt rear end was fitted @ the same time @ 2-1/2'' back. this is a some-what tight fit length wise and the kits only offset available @ 1-1/2'' offset. i think the 2-1/2'' offset looks A LOT better than the 1-1/2''. that gave me all the room i needed to fit the full 16 gal tank. the gas pick-up fuel is @ the rear along w/ the sender. i set the sender so it should show empty but it has 3-4 gallons left as reserve.