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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 01:42 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Ryan23silverado:
<strong> Move it under the rear window and in the front of the bed??? isn't there a drive-shaft there? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> This actually is the best place for it as far as handling, probably not weight distribution though. However, you would need a notch in the middle of your tank to make room for the spinning drive-shaft.

Although your truck is not a unibody and there is a large subframe connector right after the rear bumper. So you would have to get hit really hard for something to happen.

</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think he is talking about in the bed, not under the truck. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> As far as the rear, the subframe would have to be removed and relocated behind the tank to put it there. With all the GOV standards out there now, it may not even be legal.

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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 01:52 AM
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<img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> Ya, I guess that could work too Fast 4.8 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> It is getting late for me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 12:07 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SportVortech:
<strong> Its not a BAD idea, just unnecessary if you ask me. Whatever happen to slicks? If you're bagged and scraping, I can understand wanting to move the tank, but getting a custom tank built and relocated solely for traction imo is unnecessary.

besides, am I the only one who runs at the track with only a 1/4 tank if not less? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I am bagged and scraping, i would agree with you if i wasnt. i think it is pointless to replace it with the same thing when i wear a hole in it, because it will just happen again.

also i am talking about keeping it under the truck, not in the bed, i use the bed and i cant have a fuel cell in the middle of it all
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