Burb/Blazer tanks in pickups. Do you have pics of your tank setup?Mine fit wonderfully.
Wait...what are we talking about?
CK5
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I'm running one new saddle tank and one old saddle tank. It's still 40 gallons, but not all in the same place like you're wanting.
Sorry for the cornfusion.
I might have pics this weekend. @skunked might have some good pics without a bed in the way.
Hard to keep up with you guys tonight.
TBI K5 31 gallon tank here, Delco 381 pump.
TBI K5 31 gallon tank here, Delco 381 pump.
Here's the carb tank I ran before
Am I correct in thinking that a 40-gallon tank would hang lower? Or does it also come up higher between the frame rails? Or is that really up to however the builder decides to mount it?
The 40 gallon is longer, would have interfered with my axle.
Only difference between the 25 and 31 is height.
Only difference between the 25 and 31 is height.
So height between 31 and 40 gallon is the same?
How much height?
If you run lines like @AgDieseler, fuel lines are an art form. If ya just hack em in there, meh, easy
I guess I've never looked at a factory 40-gallon application. How do they come forward without hitting the axle? My Suburban doesn't have a huge amount of clearance between the axle and the 31-gallon tank (actually, I think it was 33 gallons when I pumped it out and filled it up). Is the small Suburban tank different from the large K5 tank?
A Suburban tank and or a Blazer tank should fit fine in a pickup. They have more space behind the rear wheels to the bumper then both of them do. Or at least the same as a Burb. The only thing you are going to lose is departure angle
I thought the rear axle in a Sub. was pushed forward 3" compared to a LWB pickup. I know the sheet metal is the same length front to rear.
Not sure
Couple inches
I don't think a burb tank will fit in a short bed, it was difficult enough fitting a k5 tank and my rear axle is not pushed back.
K5 and short bed same size in the back ?
Burb is shorter then a long bed for sure.
Burb is shorter then a long bed for sure.
Thanks! Just checked out your build thread too.Here's the carb tank I ran before
I think the k5 frame is longer, the frame horns protrude farther past the bed/body anyway.
I haven't measured from bumper to axle, but a K5 bed is shorter overall than a shortbed (5.5' vs 6' 3" inside dimension), and a suburban "bed" is the same length as an 8' 3" longbed on a pickup.
Again, these are sheet metal measurements, I haven't measured frames.
At least, not yet.
With the blazer and or burb tank what are you going to do with the filler neck? This is on my list of to do's
Axle is further forward on a burb then a long bed though, I think.
