I'm shaving the fuel door, and am looking for suggestions on where to move the filler to. I think I am going to leave the tank in the stock location. Any suggestions or pics would be great!!

 

The wheel well comes to mind if there is clearance. Or in the bed. How about a trap door on top of the bed rail? One of the pop-up fuel fillers like they install on motorcycles would look nice on the top of the bed rail and could be made to look almost invisible. or even in the stock location, but instead of the fuel door tis just the pop-out. Not sure if its legal, but it would look cool.

 

My tank is relocated buuut your option if your keeping stock is a 45 deg boat filler to the bed floor. Putting to many curves in a filler neck will make fueling up a pain in the butt. Are you just shaving it to clean up the bed side? And are you putting it on air?

 

I swear once upon a time in all my mini truckin, I saw an S10 with a swing out tail light housing that hid the fuel filler.

I think I saw it when I was contemplating the idea of having rotating tail light assemblies when the truck was parked. This was way back before custom tail lights, or the whole black out faze.

 

I'm going to bag the back with a three link, keeping the tank in the stock location. I have seen a couple of trucks with the tank in the back where the spare tire goes, but never found anything in depth about the relocat, as far as mounting and fuel lines.

 

1lowsr5, Yes, just to clean the bedside. Doing a tailgate handle flip and the gas filler.

 

Look in my progress thread there are some pics of it relocated. Just extend the harness and the fuel lines. I can get some detail pics today to post em up.

 

Will the tank fit in the back of the frame under the stock bed? I don't wont to cut into the bed.

 

Pics and more info would be great!!!! I'll look at your build.

 

Hard lines connected to high pressure soft line.


Harness and fuel lines up and over the axel connected to the notch.


New mounts for tank


Whole tank section



If you want more pics let me know. And unfortunately you will have to cut the bed to allow the fuel cell to come through. You might be able to lower it down to make it work but I would worry about dragging it on the ground or stuff hitting it while driving.

 

You could always flip it inside of the bed. Just get a hole saw drill the hole for the filler then weld a hinge onto what you cut out. On my raised floor the guy cut out the stock filler mount and welded it to the inside of the floor

 

I was actually thinking of just that this afternoon when I was getting something out of my truck on passenger side, and thought, what would it look like without the door, could I flip it inside like a tailgate handle? Lol.

 

While its not a lowered truck, here is how I did mine when I put fiberglass bedsides on.




Where ever you put it, make sure the gas nozzle will be able to get to it.

 

Pretty good ideas!!!! Thanks guys, I will be starting a build thread. My goal is to finished by slamfest.

 

When and where is slamfest?

 

Slamfest is in Gainesville fl in September

 

@ Robert M. Nicely done with the relocation. I've got mine in just about the same spot and am finding that i'll need to replace the fuel hose/tube like you've done there. Any advice regarding tube material or where to get it?

 

If your going to bag your truck then do it right & ditch the stock tank & get a fuel cell , or custom tank made!
Just don't use the stock tank in the bed ,as this looks like **** & shows you are not building in a good way!!Same as using water pipe fittings in the mix!!

 

The whole fill neck I believe is out of a miata and it has been cut, bent, turned, and welded to get the shape its in but its been years so I don't remember exactly. I just walked around the junk yard looking at vehicles that had the pieces I needed. If you plan on lowering or bagging your truck, the place I put mine is not a good spot. The tire will make contact with it at full compression. Remember the vent line too or it will be a bitch to fill.

 

alright, thanks for the info. Unfortunately the body and paint work has already been done to relocate it to the wheel well and yes its going low. Should have thought that through a little more. I'll just see how bad it is in the way of the tire when i get to that point and go from there i guess