Aux gas tank questions? Mounting

[lonesouth]

I have an aux tank that I got with the bronco, not installed. It is unpainted metal and I have no idea who made it or how old it is. Along with this I received a skid plate and two unequal length straps.

1. Who makes a tank that is not painted, think it is galvanized?
2. Does anyone make a tank with a seperate skid plate?
3. Anyone have pictures of the installation of your aux tank?

Thanks!

I'll get pictures when I get a chance.

 

[lonesouth]

I didn't see any markings that say who made it. The real distinguishing parts that are different from current offerings from the houses are the sloped top and the sender is in the top. What do you think?

 

[RB Precision]

I think the factory aux tanks were plastic.... Mine is.

 

[68 Broncoholic]

Its Glavanized... If you take off the fuel pickup tube you can look inside to see if anything is inside. I;m sure if its empty you would hear stuff ratteling around. When I pulled mine I found all kinds a crap like sticks to toy cars.
I have a lastic tank with a seperate skid plate. The straps are different in length because of where the J bolts attach on the under body. Take a look, you will see they are at different heights.

 

[lonesouth]

got any pictures of what to look for when installing?

 

[lonesouth]

The filler hole is pretty obvious...the bottom hole is the pickup, top is the breather?

 

[DirtDonk]

Never seen an aftermarket one galvanized. Probably either a custom job or someone got tired of the crappy paint on some and had it dipped. Probably not an Aero (sometimes called Arrow) from CA, since the ones I've seen did not have the hump (like the stock ones did).
Might be a Northwest Metal Products, but I haven't actually seen one of theirs in a long time so don't remember what they're supposed to look like. Check with Wild Horses to see if they know.
Sorry I don't have any pics of mine before I took it out. Basically, the hump goes to the rear and the filler hose fits through the teardrop shaped hole in the body brace. The front end of the straps is held in by a formed piece of steel that bolts to the body. So if you don't have that piece, you'd have a hard time visualizing how the straps work. Some straps use holes and J-hooks, as mentioned, but others use different attachment methods.
Got pics of the hardware you've got?
I'd say yes, the lower one should be the feed line, upper should be vent. "Should" be anyway. Factory feed line came out of the sending unit, so there was not a separate one in the tank. Original position of the sending unit was facing the rear near the filler and filler-vent lines though. So if you install it watch for clearance issues with the floorpan and the sending unit's connector.

Paul

 

[blubuckaroo]

Never seen an aftermarket one galvanized. Probably either a custom job or someone got tired of the crappy paint on some and had it dipped. Probably not an Aero (sometimes called Arrow) from CA, since the ones I've seen did not have the hump (like the stock ones did).
Might be a Northwest Metal Products, but I haven't actually seen one of theirs in a long time so don't remember what they're supposed to look like. Check with Wild Horses to see if they know.
Sorry I don't have any pics of mine before I took it out. Basically, the hump goes to the rear and the filler hose fits through the teardrop shaped hole in the body brace. The front end of the straps is held in by a formed piece of steel that bolts to the body. So if you don't have that piece, you'd have a hard time visualizing how the straps work. Some straps use holes and J-hooks, as mentioned, but others use different attachment methods.
Got pics of the hardware you've got?
I'd say yes, the lower one should be the feed line, upper should be vent. "Should" be anyway. Factory feed line came out of the sending unit, so there was not a separate one in the tank. Original position of the sending unit was facing the rear near the filler and filler-vent lines though. So if you install it watch for clearance issues with the floorpan and the sending unit's connector.

Paul

The Aero mounts with two through bolts and was made without a hump so it could be mounted on both sides.

 

[Buldozer]

These pics do not show it all that well, but I mounted a metal tank very similar to yours but it did not mount well with the straps because it was a 12 gal., so I used bolts and a custom bracket I fabbed up instead. I did not want to end up being in one of those stories about the gas tank falling off on here! %) Maybe these will help some if you run into that situation.

 

[lonesouth]

so after cleaning it up, this appears to be a home made tank. The filler pipe is threaded and some of the welds are kinda nasty, but it has all the necessary components. The straps through me off till I realized how they secured to the body on the back..now to find some J-bolts