23 gal tank comparison.

[PhantomEB]

I am gettin ready to build my own tank out of 1/4 steel, dual pickups etc.
So I can fire up my 357 again!

Roughly 22.5" wide, 20" long front to back, and 12" deep at the front which puts me in the 21 gallon capacity range.

How do your 23's compare to as far as measurements fall. As well how long front to back is your bottom before the angle up.

Thanks in advance.

[jamesroney]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

Northwest Metal Products 23 gallon tank.

[Rockbronco67]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

Why 1/4"? It's going to be super heavy. Just do the bottom1/4" as a skid and the rest lighter

[California Monkey]

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Ditto. Id do it all in 1/8" with a nice skid plate

[PhantomEB]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

I was just gonna get bottom bent up in 1/4"

[welndmn]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

If it did mine again I would make the top part (that's aginst the bed floor) longer to sneak a few more gallons in. That's petty much wasted space up there.

[PhantomEB]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

Yeah I dropping off my air tank sliders today to be gas welded up so now comes mocking up my cardboard mockups! Yep mark I gonna try to max out the specs.

How would you mount such monster?

[pipelayer]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

I was thinking the same thing about extending it up to the front a couple feet, I think it would be easy to get a extra 5 to 8 gallons there.

[welndmn]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

Mine mounts with "straps" of 1/4 that are welded to the bottom of the tank (1/4) and the sides (1/8"), then just bolt to the frame.

[PhantomEB]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

I may incorporate that into the design, gonna have to squat my coils fully to see how much room I have left over.

Hmm what would happen if fuel filler is right above exhaust and side vents...

[pipelayer]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

I try to have the exhaust come out on the other side of the fuel filler. If you are making the tank you can make the filler come out where ever, like the horn or head light or front hub

[jperry1290]

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Anyone make these for sale to the rest of us mediocre welders

[PhantomEB]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

Well if I have a 2into1 exhaust....but l love dual exhaust! This is gonna be fun tryin to work with extended wheelbase and links...

[welndmn]

Re: 23 gal tank comparison.

My fuel filler is in the stake bed pocket because of the wheelbase strech, the fill neck on the tank is almost next to the bumper.
I really like the clear fuel filler hose I got from fuel safe, because I normally fill mine with fuel dump cans it lets me know when it full before it spills over.