Or paid for a bottle or two of Mad Dog 20 20.
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Quarts of Coors back then, in cases...stepped up to Mad Dog 2020 and, only once, something called Night Train, later in life. In college, a gallon of Vin Rose, two quarts of 7-Up and a bag of ice pretty much took care of an evening. Pretty refined palate, don't you think?
Formed with curvatures is the answer to your question.
Flat welded sides on larger tanks are notorious for for cracking welds.
I personally would go with a thicker gauge of aluminum, if you are stuck on using the thinner stainless then I would look into fuel baffle balls and fill your tank with them.
bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
MD 2020 Ron!!! That 
would make you Blind 
. I remember Southern Comfort, don't even know it still exists it was good n nasty. Coors worst Headache i ever had and haven't touched it since!
would make you Blind . I remember Southern Comfort, don't even know it still exists it was good n nasty. Coors worst Headache i ever had and haven't touched it since!bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
. No Cracks and No Balls 
. No Seriously
The weight of the material used to build the tank would be my least concern, a 4X8 sheet of .125 aluminum is about 57lbs any suitable tank material is going to be plus or minus a few pounds of that. In a tank that will get between 250 to 325 lbs of sloshing fuel in it and put in a vehicle that's driven off road I think tank durability and safety would be my primary concern.
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
That looks very similar to my tank, except mine mounts with bolts going up into the body vs. down into the frame...
PabloCruise
SILVER Star
There's a reason.
On the Silverado late 2003 the engine changed to no return line.
If you need to take the tank out do you need to pull the body? That sounds ridiculous
99 Camaro pump is sending and pump and squats well into 9.5 in depth. Also the height of the inlets are lower than the fancy one you posted. Look how low the sending unit is on your stock tank. If you make the tank the same height as stock you need to recess the pump.
If you need to take the tank out do you need to pull the body? That sounds ridiculous
99 Camaro pump is sending and pump and squats well into 9.5 in depth. Also the height of the inlets are lower than the fancy one you posted. Look how low the sending unit is on your stock tank. If you make the tank the same height as stock you need to recess the pump.
Doomer, can you adjust the length of the pump or do you adjust the depth of the tank? You're correct about having room at top for the pump and sender heads.
The GM pumps they make for most of the vehicles all are spring loaded. So they will adjust to your depth. The Camaro works on my 9.5in depth. If you wanted deeper I think the Silverado will expand and fit snug in a taller tank.
The Camaro will fit 10.5. I think the Silverado would be too tall. After that it would be some webernetting to find another in between.
In tank Fuel Pump conversion
Here are a few pictures of how I cut the pump to make it short enough to work. Again, this is a 2002 Silverado pump. It would collapse to about 12 inches from seal to bottom, and my LRA tanks measured 11.5" from top surface to bottom of the sump. First shot the used pump stock legnth...
forum.ih8mud.com
Here's the pump I used
Amazon product ASIN B000CGM1D6
What is the advantage of using an OE style "Fuel Pump Module" verses just mounting a quality pump in your tank?
None, except if you're staying with the recycling/reusing deal, finding oem pump is easier. I was trying to use the float on the pump, but it broke off in the tank and that's when you pointed me towards the aftermarket float.
Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking when I clicked on the link you posted, seems like if you're not tied to a factory harness and factory tank then you could buy a lot better pump for the same money especially if you're not going to use the fuel sending unit anyway.
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Got some other fish to fry right now but am definitely gathering the ideas!
I was told mine was 55 gallons and it was attached with four bolts into the bed sheet metal. Never liked that! A bit intimidated on welding a gas tank, but gonna need to for the in tank fuel pump and some kind of bracketry as well. I had seen that fuel mat a long time ago and definitely wanted that too
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I was told mine was 55 gallons and it was attached with four bolts into the bed sheet metal. Never liked that! A bit intimidated on welding a gas tank, but gonna need to for the in tank fuel pump and some kind of bracketry as well. I had seen that fuel mat a long time ago and definitely wanted that too
!bobm
WTF, WTF, WTF!!!!
Dont weld a gas tank thats had fuel in it. Aint worth it
