modification #1 tank in bed -update 2-29-2016
Posted: December 24, 2015, 8:22 pm
decided one day to not put my tank back in the cab as i wanted more room in the cab
lost only 7" in bed length, not a big deal
first off i made this stand
all materials except bolts were recycled from slicks or scrap
bottom of support
top
toolbox rack was already ther i just needed to move it back some
support installed in bed floor
also used a piece of 1" square tubing to provide the needed space between the tank and bed wall and strength for the bedwall
i added 1\4" spacers on the back side of the tubing where the bolts go thru and on the sides where the tubing is bolted thru the stake pockets so it fit right
bought some new 5\16" brake line for the gas line and used a factory orange gas gauge wire to extend the existing wire to make the length
it just plugs in no connectors needed
drillled a hole in the back corner of the cab, installed a grommet and fed the gauge and ground wire thru
also drilled a hole in the floor and grommeted it, since its a uni bed it obviously goes thru the torque box
the bottom lip of the tank is approx 3\4" above the bed floor so it is not blocking any water or dirt that may get under or behind from getting out
i did not have a big enough piece of tin for a cover so for now i used a leftover piece of 3\4" plywood to fit between the boxes and tank
used a 5\4 board on the top
finally the difficult part, cutting out and moving the fill hole to the Australian side
of course this left a square opening where it used to be so that had to be taken care of too
finished with boxes back in place
its well protected, surrounded by angle iron and the bed wall and frees up space in the cab as you can see
lost only 7" in bed length, not a big deal
first off i made this stand
all materials except bolts were recycled from slicks or scrap
bottom of support
top
toolbox rack was already ther i just needed to move it back some
support installed in bed floor
also used a piece of 1" square tubing to provide the needed space between the tank and bed wall and strength for the bedwall
i added 1\4" spacers on the back side of the tubing where the bolts go thru and on the sides where the tubing is bolted thru the stake pockets so it fit right
bought some new 5\16" brake line for the gas line and used a factory orange gas gauge wire to extend the existing wire to make the length
it just plugs in no connectors needed
drillled a hole in the back corner of the cab, installed a grommet and fed the gauge and ground wire thru
also drilled a hole in the floor and grommeted it, since its a uni bed it obviously goes thru the torque box
the bottom lip of the tank is approx 3\4" above the bed floor so it is not blocking any water or dirt that may get under or behind from getting out
i did not have a big enough piece of tin for a cover so for now i used a leftover piece of 3\4" plywood to fit between the boxes and tank
used a 5\4 board on the top
finally the difficult part, cutting out and moving the fill hole to the Australian side
of course this left a square opening where it used to be so that had to be taken care of too
finished with boxes back in place
its well protected, surrounded by angle iron and the bed wall and frees up space in the cab as you can see