Took the bed off yesterday.
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It's a fairly safe bet that 1st gen tanks will fit.
Since it's mechanical pump now, you'll probably need to add a pressure regulator to whatever you use; I'd go for an earlier 1st gen when they had the bypass style regulator at the motor (1988 to 1993 IIRC) instead of the later ones with the regulator built into the pump assembly, but that's just me.
(1988's fuel gauge sender is also fixable for the common causes of no-gauge; something else to fix while the bed is currently off.)
The biggest problem here is that the tanks are at the very least drilled through to drain, if not cut right in half, at most boneyards.
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Since it's mechanical pump now, you'll probably need to add a pressure regulator to whatever you use; I'd go for an earlier 1st gen when they had the bypass style regulator at the motor (1988 to 1993 IIRC) instead of the later ones with the regulator built into the pump assembly, but that's just me.
(1988's fuel gauge sender is also fixable for the common causes of no-gauge; something else to fix while the bed is currently off.)
The biggest problem here is that the tanks are at the very least drilled through to drain, if not cut right in half, at most boneyards.
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[QUOTE=RalphP;3357839]It's a fairly safe bet that 1st gen tanks will fit.
Since it's mechanical pump now, you'll probably need to add a pressure regulator to whatever you use; I'd go for an earlier 1st gen when they had the bypass style regulator at the motor (1988 to 1993 IIRC) instead of the later ones with the regulator built into the pump assembly, but that's just me.
(1988's fuel gauge sender is also fixable for the common causes of no-gauge; something else to fix while the bed is currently off.)
The biggest problem here is that the tanks are at the very least drilled through to drain, if not cut right in half, at most boneyards.
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Yes, as I said the 1st gens are hard to find anymore..... Ill keep watching craigslist....(88-93)
Since it's mechanical pump now, you'll probably need to add a pressure regulator to whatever you use; I'd go for an earlier 1st gen when they had the bypass style regulator at the motor (1988 to 1993 IIRC) instead of the later ones with the regulator built into the pump assembly, but that's just me.
(1988's fuel gauge sender is also fixable for the common causes of no-gauge; something else to fix while the bed is currently off.)
The biggest problem here is that the tanks are at the very least drilled through to drain, if not cut right in half, at most boneyards.
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Yes, as I said the 1st gens are hard to find anymore..... Ill keep watching craigslist....(88-93)
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Is your current fuel delivery return less or return. If it were me and you plan on carb I'd pull a fuel pump assembly from a 90 or similar. The fuel pumps are easy to replace and available and you can rebuild the sending unit. Then setup a return style system with external regulator. Holly makes a return regulator for carbs. It's the setup I have in my truck and works great.
Well the orig. was 5/16 supply, 1/4 return, through the mechanical pump.
But what I have now is a 3/8 line with about 6in. of 5/16 going into the tank. This has a carter 4070 pump mounted just in front of the tank on the frame rail. This is a rotary pump and a return is not necessary,
That goes straight to the carb with no return.
An intank pump with a pressure regulator (like you have is what I want.
But what I have will work until I find one.
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I appreciate the offer, but that would be one heck of a road trip from VA!!