Like the ***le says .. I’m building a channeled and chopped model a Tudor sedan I’m wondering how some of you did your fuel tanks in your sedan
Chopped 3” channeled 1.5” , 28 Tudor. 8” step in the rear frame . Stock gas tank. No practical room in the back for a tank.
Plenty of room if you aren't running a stock back seat. Most channeled A sedans are going to have kick in the frame that kills the idea of a back seat anyhow.
Even if you channel the body, the floor will still be in the same place atop the frame. If you run a 4 link with coil overs there should be some room between the rear frame rails. May need to raise the floor back there a little higher for a larger tank. If you do it right, the floor could be flat enough to just put a custom seat cushion on top of it. Another thought is that many vehicle attach the tank to the inside of the frame rail....like SUVs and Pick up Trucks. Then run the exhausts down the other side and split them back near the rearend. Look under an S-10 and you can see how they did it.
Are ya ready for this?? BAM! 11 gallon air tank from harbor freight. Slightly modified. I even put a sending unit in it for the gauge. I gave $45 for the tank. Car is gone now but it worked great.
found a picture, Tanks tank set at a slight angle and offset to leave room for the battery next to it.
I would not build anything that does not have the fuel tank separated from the driving compartment. You can put it where the back seat goes as long as you build a metal enclosure that isolates it from the interior. But then, that ends up being the same thing as just raising the rear floor . Mid fifties pickups had gas tanks behind the seat..............and virtually everyone takes them out of the cab and puts them somewhere else. Its really just common sense .
Well maybe you should be thinking about building a restoration and not a hot rod . Fuel tanks behind the seat in pickups and trucks were industry standard up into the mid 70’s .
I once used a tapered boat tank. Fit great behind the rear sear. Came with the sender. No rust problems. Not sure I would have liked it if I got rear ended. https://www.westmarine.com/moeller-18-gallon-below-deck-permanent-fuel-tank-8978553.html
Im running the lap bomb and a 10gal in the rear on my 30 tudor. will prob only run one while around town and use both on long trips
My 31 is 5'' stepped in the back but not channeled so i built a frame and sat a mustang 20 gal tank with open bottom with a bulkhead thats sealed.One day it will get padding and upolstry.
Amen to that..... The late sixties I was handed a strange Ford truck. Directed to an out of state recovery tow I put a couple bucks in it discovering the the fill neck had a prob. I asked this girl I had recently met If she would like to go for a ride. By the time we made the hookup, I was profusely apologetic. Upon return we were both senseless.
Sounded like a lack of maintenance issue . Tow truck Tom . I have spent every winter feeding cattle in a 71 F250 . Tank behind the seat . With no issues. Have replaced the hose on the filler neck once . Yes I realize that there may be better locations for a fuel tank but why reinvent the wheel.
If you only drive the truck on your ranch/farm there isn't much real danger. If you actually drive it on a highway, the reason is because todays *****ic version of humanity believes that actually driving their vehicle is of secondary importance and a nuisance while texting. Ask yourself why manufacturers no longer put their gas tanks inside vehicles. Should we have stayed with mechanical braking systems as well?
We have different opinions. You do what makes you feel safe . Might as well add air bags to the dash and in the doors that pop open in a crash .The roads I travel with the 71 F 250 are very busy with people in a hurry going hunting or fishing or late for work .
Well did not want the thread high jacked but I guess it is. So back to the question This is a good solution. It does not encroach on the seating area. The usual remedies,,,, ( deuce tank or or side rail under splash aprons ) are not available because of the channeling. Likely though, would warrant a fuel pump. I bookmarked Cliff's project because it is very well done with good sense techniques. Will be using it later.
Did not mean to hi jack the thread, but simply point out that there is more to consider when relocating a fuel tank than if it will fit somewhere.
I've been toiling with this problem myself on my 31 tudor. 3" chop, 3-1/2" channel and I want to keep the back seat. So it leaves me with 2 choices, 1-behind rear seat or 22-32' style gas tank. Option 1 is easier as I added 4-1/2" to my frame when I built it from scratch so I didn't have to set back the firewall and loose room inside but I hate the idea of it being in the cabin. Option 2 I like from the point of view it's outside the cabin, but, it's easier to damage if rear ended and I really don't want the look. So.... I still contemplate...... .
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