englewoodcowboy
Lick Creek Restorations
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Hey guys and gals, I am looking to make a new fuel tank for the EB to offer. As most of you know we (Lick Creek Restorations) have been working very closely with James Duff Inc. to bring some awesome new products to market. We are addressing items that we have found to be issues or lacking features etc. in the building side of things and Duff has been working with us to make them. One item we have coming up is the fuel tank and I need to get an accurate gauge of interest on the features. Some questions I have primarily run to fuel capacity and how important it is to you. For example we all know the stock tanks are lacking realistic capacity however with the 23 gallon tanks they hang down pretty low and with no or 1" body lift they can be intrusive for mild off roading not to mention a bit ugly like a baby diaper full of crap... Anyways here is the questions, please spend some time thinking about it and please feel free to comment. All of this info will help to better guide the design of this tank to try and check off as many boxes as possible that actually fill the needs of most.
Capacity while more is better it sometimes is not always necessary, thinking of trying to get it in the 18-20 gallon range is a thought. Coming form someone who has done a lot with their bronco, travel, off road etc. I honestly have never sat in the seat long enough to burn the entire capacity of the tank up in one go. The most I have used before my back and butt said they needed to stretch was 17 gallons and that was towing my pop up to Michigan 2 years ago. So I am trying to think on the level of practical compromise here by reducing the hang down some for off road use as well as aesthetics. Please let me know your thoughts on this.
Capacity while more is better it sometimes is not always necessary, thinking of trying to get it in the 18-20 gallon range is a thought. Coming form someone who has done a lot with their bronco, travel, off road etc. I honestly have never sat in the seat long enough to burn the entire capacity of the tank up in one go. The most I have used before my back and butt said they needed to stretch was 17 gallons and that was towing my pop up to Michigan 2 years ago. So I am trying to think on the level of practical compromise here by reducing the hang down some for off road use as well as aesthetics. Please let me know your thoughts on this.