Gas Filler Ideas for early Ford Pickup

I am planning a new gas tank under the pickup box (model A) and would like a few ideas on how to incorporate the filler and neck.

I would prefer not to have it in the box floor just in case I ever am carrying stuff, but right now I am open to any ideas and pic's of maybe what you have done.

I figure although mine is a model A right thru to say 1936 ideas may help.

 

Guess it has not been done before!

 

I have seen some trucks with a little door in the bed for the gas filler.

 

I had an older truck (not 'A' old though) with an under-bed fuel cell. I hid the neck inside the fender well.

dka

 

i built a tank for a project, talk about a tight squeeze! had to make a tunnel for the driveshaft and the clearance for the wishbones. ended up nice and it holds around 16 gallons i think it was..

 

Im doing this also,but on p*** side. There is a gap between the frame and bed for filler tube.

 

I made the bed tilt up to get to the gas cap. tank holds 15 gallons

 

I saw this truck at our club's annual North-South run this year. So many 53-56 F100's use the filler that comes up through the floor of the bed...this setup looked like a really good alternative. I believe that the cap ***embly is from the aviation industry.

 

I was losing the faith there for a few minutes, but you guys have restored it now.
I guess I kinder left something out when I was Posting as I was in a rush to go out.
My pickup is fenderless, oops big item to leave out I know, I just ***umed you guys read minds.

I was after reading the posts thinking of trying to fit one of those Jeep circular inset filler surround into the side of my bed and run the filler neck into the box side and down thru the floor into the top of the tank.

Anybody got any comments or ideas?

Below is a pic of the project and a Jeep filler neck surround that may fit into the side of the box.

 

Here is a picture of a stock style filler on a 34 Ford pickup, Enjoy!


CBB

 

Wow, I always thought the stock 34 pickups had the gas tank under the seat, maybe that is just for trucks then!

 

here is what I did not as old as your truck though Ed





oh its a probe door

 

How about hiding the filler in one of the stake pockets? I'm thinking about that for my '59.

 

Not a bad idea red sled I might take a closer look at that idea.