42 Gallon Suburban Fuel Tank Installation (With more Pics!!!)

[guishe]

Here is what I do.

1.- the crossmember in the front of the tank was moved 1" (notice the hole of the original position in picture)

2.- custom rear crossmemeber (the original was bendt anyway) that uses the original holes, but is 1" deeper

The side image shows how much it hangs

[guishe]

Detail of straps, and the tank after paint

[Wagoneerlover]

Guishe, welcome to IFSJA!!!


It is good to see more international members appearing out there. That is excellent work.... I never thought about making a custom rear crossmember. That is actually a very good idea.

[guishe]

Guishe, welcome to IFSJA!!!


It is good to see more international members appearing out there. That is excellent work.... I never thought about making a custom rear crossmember. That is actually a very good idea.

In fact you have some credit too... The first crossmember I made was like the original, then I found your post about the tank swap, and made another to make room

[TPICherokee]

Will it work with diesel?

I responded to this above. Check the top post on page 2.

[Wagoneerlover]

Did you get the tank NOS or used? Will it work with diesel? What did it cost for everything to convert?




I dont really mind having to cut and relocate one of the crossmembers considering the other modifications I'm going to be up to. I cant wait to see the pics of your tank once it's in. I'd also like to know how much all of the parts cost.


TIA to both of you.

I can give you a breakdown of some of my expenses.

Item and Price

1. New 42 gallon suburban fuel tank $200 (included shipping)

2. fuel tank check valves (you need 2) $25 (each)
3. Fuel Tank sending unit/pickup tube $115
4. Fuel pump $65
5.Fuel Tank cover (Plastic) ??
6. Fuel Tank Skid Plate ( ??
7. Stainless steel tube (2/12 inch) $40
8. Stainless steel metal plate $30


Total $500


I will add the expenses for the other items and add the other items as soon as I can find the receipts or remember how much I pad for it all. (Whichever comes first)

[Tigger4X]

I responded to this above. Check the top post on page 2.

I asked this question about both the 42 and 30 gallon tanks. May have been redundant of me, but I'm good at screwing stuff up when I think I know what I read. lol


GUISHE and WAGONEERLOVER ... these are looking really nice! I have been dreaming of trips I could pull off with a 42 gallon tank and getting about 28-30mpg! I might put another tank, like the stocker as my "reserve".


Thanks for the pics GUISHE and thanks for the cost breakdown WAGONEERLOVER

[ThisGuyUKnow]

I left the trailer hitch i grabbed off a part out in Mobile. It is thedesign that hugs square to the frame instead of running Diagonal like the one that came with my wag. As soon as I get my dad to mail it And I get it installed I will be fiddling with the 30 gallon install. I ordered a sending unit for the same year my tank came from but I am hoping to be able to magically gerryrig my old sending unit into the new tank (can't know till I get it dropped and removed) if that fails I am hoping that somehow magically the wiring from the cheby sending unit will read properly on my guage.

[ThisGuyUKnow]

I received my new hitch receiver so I started toying with the 30 gallon tank today. I am the plumbing and stuff will be just like yours since the intake is the same size as the 42. I will start it in a separate thread

[Wagoneerlover]

I actually did something different with the inlet to the tank. Initially I used the copper reducer but I came up with a new and improved idea and adapted it. (Copper and metal apparently don't mesh together to well.) You can weld them together but supposedly it is a bad idea. (I am not a metalurgist or a chemical or a materials engineer so I wouldnt be able to verify this but from my research on the web it would appear that this is correct. I wound up using a metal tube and making an inlet from that.

[ThisGuyUKnow]

I sent you a pm but your box was full so I sent it as an email.

[Wagoneerlover]

I sent you a pm but your box was full so I sent it as an email.

Please resend the PM. I actually didn't get the e-mail either. I cleared up my box so I can receive PM's again.

[ThisGuyUKnow]

Please resend the PM. I actually didn't get the e-mail either. I cleared up my box so I can receive PM's again.

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