Technical 55-59 stock fuel gauge with mustang tank

Hey guys I’m working on my 56 Chevy truck and I’m going to use the stock gauges. I have a 69 mustang fuel tank in the frame what do I need to do to have my fuel gauge read correctly? ☺️

 

Rework tank so a 0-30 ohm GM sender will fit correctly.

 

... Or use the Mustang sender and switch to a gauge that uses the Ford range of 10-73 Ohms.

 

Seems I once saw an ad for fuel sender adapter plates. Or just whip your own adapter up using some aluminum.

 

Rework the sending unit, use the wiper, arm, float and body from the Ford unit and the windings from the stock GM unit. Just make sure you have the correct reading on full and empty with a ohm meter.

Or you can send it to a gauge shop to set it up that way.

 

this vs this. Have fun.



I'd put a 56 Chevy pickup tank in the cab, instead. Like I've had in my 59 pickup for decades.

 

Yogi's fule sender interface module #TAM-MM $69.00.

 

Or get it from the source

https://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/...t_id=748/category_id=184/mode=prod/prd748.htm

 

Funny I was on their site looking for a cross over sending unit. Never knew those even existed so didn't even think to look for a magic box. The things they come up with to fix after thoughts.

 

Awesome I’ll try it out.

 

squirrel I have to agree with you about the tank inside vs out. A good vented og tank works great while a tank at the very end of the truck not so much. Tom

 

Yogi's owens Tanks.

 

Some whine about the intrusion of electronics, but there is some cool stuff out there... Slick gizmo!

 

This might mean I don’t have to either cut exhaust or remove a bed......worth looking into.

 

now I know, thanks.

Amazing what a little processing power can do, eh? too bad we can't see what kind of chip runs this thing...

 

Damn, there's a few companies that make their own. Speedway uses dip switches, Tanks, Autometer and Cl***ic Instruments you have to program it (Tanks being the most complicated but still not hard).

 

With the Tanks Inc module you can use a Low ohms to High ohms sender with a High ohms to Low ohms gauge as well . So you could use a GM 65-89 sender with a early Ford gauge.

 

Then when E is full and F is empty just bust out the masking tape and sharpie. @squirrel

 

or go high tech and use a label maker

 

Been too long to recall exactly what you used.