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Side step fuel tanks

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Anyone ever seen side step fuel tanks on the cab or uteline bed of a W300? I am committed to relocating the tank from the cab to either the rear under bed area( very limited room )
or possibly something like dual steel step tanks in place of the cab or bed running boards.

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I was thinking something more like this. Possibly in place of the front running board on the utline bed. One on each side. I have been looking at tanks for the area under the bed behind the rear axle. The W300s don't have much space back there. I would like to get a total of at least 30 gal. Maybe 15 gal side tanks.

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1946 WDX FFPW, rear belt pulley
1963 W300
Gone but not forgotten
1946 WDX Crew Cab
1947 WDX
1953 M-37 360 V-8 disc brakes (Don Evans creation)
1958 W-200 with a 315 hemi and 19.5s
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That would be a good location for them i think..... Or maybe something in the bed if you have room??

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I had the idea to make something similar to the picture of the red one but basically replace the running boards on my D300 with them and to have a flat bottom for clearance but make them polished stainless or polished aluminum and have a step to help with getting into the truck. I think it would be an awesome idea. That with possibly a 12Valve Cummins. It would be like a Mini Rig. I thought it would be an awesome idea. Just a matter of finding something that will work or fabbing something up.


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I like the tank/step idea. :2cents

Alot of guys are using slip tanks under the tool box in the bed. This would also looks good because you get to keep the factory steps.

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Did you every get anywhere on this idea? I have a W300 crew cab that I am doing a Cummins swap and have been thinking of dual saddles. with the measurements I am using I would be around 45gallons/tank. http://www.metaltanks.com/tank-capacity-calculators

This place has about all the parts you need to make your own.
http://www.boydwelding.com/shop/

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years ago there were tanks that replaced the running boards on some W-300s in the NW
full legnth about 4" deep at the step and 4 to 6"s wide going up to the bottom of the cab.

never found out who made them and didn't have money to try and get them

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