Hot Rods 1936 ford truck 1.5 ton gas tank in a pickup?

Hi All

Im building a traditional hot rod, a 1936 Ford truck. I was wanting to move the gas tank under the seat like I have in my 1946 Chevy truck. So I purchased a gas tank from a 1936 Ford 1.5 ton truck.

It is not a direct replacement, I will need to poke holes in the bottom of the cab for the fuel lines, that seems straight forward enough. But it also doesn't seem to slide into the hole where the feat frame on the pickup goes.

Would it be possible for somebody to post pictures of what a 1936 Ford 1.5 truck looks like with the gas tank? Perhaps Im removing the pickup truck seat frame and just bolting the gas tank to the floor?

Note: I did order the correct seat frame and seat spring for the 1.5 ton.

If you are wondering why I would do this modification, I want to put a quick change in the back, with traditional spring setup, but I did not want to clutter up the back with the pickup truck gas tank. Under the seat seams a lot cleaner to me.

I built a blown 59a, its mated to a Ford top loader using a jeep shifter to position the shifter where the original is located, it will have a quick change rear end. Top is chopped 2 inches, and suspension is dropped 2 inches.

Thanks in advance for any pictures or descriptions.

 

I wouldn't put a gas tank inside of a car or pickup. A small gas leak and a spark could be real exciting.
For what it's worth, a 35 1 1/2 ton that had the tank removed and the center cross piece is gone but you can make out where the tank was.

 

Thanks so much for the picture!

 

Sounds like a neat project. Any pics??? (I have a '36 truck as well.)

 

for cryin outloud...
let's see...how many trucks of all makes and models have been putting gas tanks behind the seat in the cabs of pickups and trucks for....how many decades?

 

That's true but I believe it is illegal unless it came that way from the factory. Same can be said for seat belts.

 

Haha, I used to smoke and flick the ashes out the window......the gas cap was right there! Guess I should be dead.

 

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2010/03/gm-ck-exploding-pickup

 

larry is right was done for a 100 years, which is worse sitting on the tan or hanging on the rear of the frame (like my41) and getting ***ended just.02 Tom

 

I had a 37 Ford pickup, stock except for big truck gas tank and the torque tube would hit the tank when I go over a bump in the road. Not enough clearance, the big truck being taller.

 

My 1946 Chevy 2 ton has the gas tank under the seat. That's where I got the idea.

 

Here is a couple of pics. The engine and cab