Aluminum truck bed tank build

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I'm building a truck tank so I can extend my range to about 1500 miles between fillups for my 2017 Colorado Diesel. I will upload photos as I go and hopefully be fully installed by Sunday. I started off with 1/8" aluminum plate sheared and formed to the back of my bed. I had to jog it so it would fit a little closer. The overall measurements are 48" x 16" x 12" which will get me close to 40 gallons. I trimmed the 2 baffle plates for fuel and air flow.More to come...

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Reply:Baffles are ugly welded in.. my tungsten magnet is strong today.


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Reply:I have to notch out for the aftermarket tie downs, but the tank needs to be pushed off center because of the filler location in the bed.


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Reply:I found some very dirty mystery aluminum plate for my 3/8" NPT fittings to screw into. The welding battle began when I started at the back of the 1.5" bung for the level sensor. The tungsten ball ejected because it was cranking out too many amps for the 3/32" green size. I turned up the dig and was a little more patient and it paid off. The plates were floating garbage in my weld as I worked around them. It doesn't really matter because all of the fuel system stuff will be covered in the end.

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Originally Posted by Brainfarth

Baffles are ugly welded in.. my tungsten magnet is strong today
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Originally Posted by John T

Meh,If that's ugly, I am runner up for best looking man of the year.  ]
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Originally Posted by Lis2323

Sounds like the voice of a guy who has one too many  “…..if you were the last man on earth “ comments taking it to heart.
Reply:Nice bafflesHope it all comes out the way you want it to.