Grant-
I've been through the gas tank thing, and finally ordered a cleaning/lining
kit from J.C. Whitney. Total cost with shipping is about $38.00. As far as
location, I'm leaving mine behind the seat for now.
Smokey
'50 3600 5-window
-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
To: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 7:43 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Relocating AD Gas Tank
>I've been considering what it cost to have my original tank relined and
>thought this might be a good time to move my tank from inside the cab to
>the panel-sub location. I have a couple of these tanks also but at a
>$200-300 price to reline a tank I'm looking at stainless tanks for
>sale. I've seen them for $380 at Rob's Serious Hardware, wondered if
>anyone knows of any other sources for them.
> I don't really mind the tank in the cab from a safety standpoint
>except that if I was in a collision such as a T-bone I think I would
>prefer it in the panel location. I had looked at the panel location
>before and was scared off by the proximity to the spinning open drive
>shaft. It seems like a pinch point for a wayward rock, not to mention a
>broken U joint. However I noticed this weekend on the show "Trucks"
>they put the tanks right next to the drive shaft on new models.
> Along these lines does anyone have a '47 or '48 truck they could
>measure the location of the filler on beside of so I could put mine in
>the right location?
>
>Thanks, Grant 50 3100
>
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