Lowering the fuel tank

[clutchdust]

I'm just toying with the idea now and want to get some input from people who have either done this or eliminated it as an idea.
Since I have decided to permanently eliminate my spare tire and carrier that leaves the underside pretty wide open. I'm thinking it might be a good place for the fuel tank, better place than the factory location anyway. So what I'm thinking is having a custom tank made that will fit down as low as reasonably possible, plus I could have foam put in the tank too. It seems that would go a long way to stabilizing the rear during hard cornering and I could potentially open the upper area up for something more useful, like either more storage or some sound equipment.
What thinks VetteMOD?

 

[redvetracr]

I'm just toying with the idea now and want to get some input from people who have either done this or eliminated it as an idea.
Since I have decided to permanently eliminate my spare tire and carrier that leaves the underside pretty wide open. I'm thinking it might be a good place for the fuel tank, better place than the factory location anyway. So what I'm thinking is having a custom tank made that will fit down as low as reasonably possible, plus I could have foam put in the tank too. It seems that would go a long way to stabilizing the rear during hard cornering and I could potentially open the upper area up for something more useful, like either more storage or some sound equipment.
What thinks VetteMOD?

a used fuel cell (the long one not the square one) will fit great.

 

[mrvette]

I dunno anything but the stockish fuel tank...mine was replaced by p/o maybe 20 years ago....you maybe know I put FI on the car, so the flow rates are much higher than with any carb's pump, because of that return line off the regulator......which if blocked will easy reach 60 psi on the pump....

so I have always left the stock tank in place, and to cure fuel slosh problems on lo tank, I took the easy /CHEEP way out, and put a harbor freight 5 gallon air tank down forward and lower, held in place by 4 bolts and some welding on the supports....the fuel is sucked and returned to the extra small tank, and is free to vent into the tee'd off stock vent float valve on top of the stock tank, and run forward to the charcoal canister....the stock return line to the tank is blocked off.....
no slosh on hard corners, and 5 gallons extra crapassity....

too damn bad I can't find stock fuel tanks at the junkyards, the EPA is so paranoid over my 'safety' or some such bullshit, it would take some high bux to get another tank in there from aftermarket anyone.....

my stupid 5 gallon steel portable air tank from China is heavy welded steel, good to 125 psi rating, and is much more safe than the stock tin tank....

:smash::surrender:

 

[69427]

I'm just toying with the idea now and want to get some input from people who have either done this or eliminated it as an idea.
Since I have decided to permanently eliminate my spare tire and carrier that leaves the underside pretty wide open. I'm thinking it might be a good place for the fuel tank, better place than the factory location anyway. So what I'm thinking is having a custom tank made that will fit down as low as reasonably possible, plus I could have foam put in the tank too. It seems that would go a long way to stabilizing the rear during hard cornering and I could potentially open the upper area up for something more useful, like either more storage or some sound equipment.
What thinks VetteMOD?

I've kicked around doing that very thing! Even when I run minimal fuel it's still sloshing around up high.

 

[Twin_Turbo]

been there done that, 31gal foam filled