M1008 tank skid plates and '87 tanks - compatible?

[modernbeat]

This would be going into my '76 K25 to support an upcoming LSx engine swap.

It looks like the 20 gallon '87 tanks take a different cradle than the earlier tanks. Is the '87 cradle required for the '87 tanks?

Do the M1008 fuel tank skid plates require a special cradle? If yes, will they work with the '87 tank?

 

[modernbeat]

Anyone know if these parts are compatible?

 

[sweetk30]

wrong info before

truck tanks are short bed or long bed 15-16 gal / 20 gal . skid plate should be swap over deal.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I do know the M1008's and the other CUCV pickups had a 20 gallon fuel tank. The skid plate fits pretty tightly to it so would probably fit poorly on other size tanks.

 

[modernbeat]

I'd like to use the M1008 skid plates on the '87 20 gallon tanks, but need to know which cradles to use to make it work.

I can't tell if the M1008 used a different cradle than the standard '73-'86 cradles. I see in the parts books that the '87 has a different cradle, but I don't know if it's required when using the '87 tanks, or if the '87 tanks will fit correctly in the older cradles.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I'd imagine they were standard. It was a standard skid plate of GM's. Nothing fancy at all. CUCV's were built with GM standard parts for the most part.

 

[sweetk30]

i pulled a 20 gal tank from a 88crew cab and its same brakets/ cradles. just need the bolts/studs pressed in the top down to bolt up a skid plate or plastic gaurd from what i have seen .

i currently have a 87tbi short bed tank on non tbi tank brackets and its just fine.