A year or two ago there was a long thread on the subject of "in-cab" behind
the seat gas tanks and the word of experts like the infamous Jim Forbes, et
al, was that the safest place for the gas tank in our "ole trucks" was just
where they were at, behind the seat. There were several stories, one by Jim
about a truck that was in a wreck and burned out and the only thing
untouched was the"in-cab" gas tank still half full of gas. It was decisive
enough for me that I decided to leave mine just where it is, behind the
seat.
Ralph Linnell
"ChevySix"
ChevySix@seatac.net
http://www.seatac.net/chevysix/
Inliners International Membership Chairman
Inliner # 2132
----- Original Message -----
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
To: Jeff Davis <jsd51@hotmail.com>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 8:02 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Re:
> The AD suburban tank fits but is a pass side fill. They are sold in
stainless by
> R&B for only $400 :>). I considered using one but eventually decided on
having
> RENU sandblast a coat the inside of my in cab tank. I sure is nice to look
at
> the glass bowl filter only to see it spotless. However an old timer
recently
> rained on my parade by pointing out some history with in cab tanks. If you
get
> hit from the rear the bed slides forward hitting the tank. I hadn't
considered
> this when I was doing the risk assessment of keeping the in cab tank. I
think I
> will take out my 6 stainless bed mounting bolts and replace them with
grade 8's.
>
> Grant 50 3100
>
> Jeff Davis wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone out there know of a gas tank that would fit a '51 AD.
I'd
> > like to install it between the frame rails, between the cab and the
rearend.
> > This way I could still carry a spare behind the rearend. I'm thinking of
> > running the fill pipe up thru the bed floor and out the side of the bed
in
> > the forward corner on the drivers side.
> > Don't know about anyone else, but that idea of having the fill cap
on
> > the passanger side of the auto just aggrevates the hell out of me. Maybe
> > It's because I can't get the wife to believe that, by design, this makes
it
> > her job to fill the tank, check the oil and air and wash the windows.;).
> >
> > Jeff Davis
> > '51 custom
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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