Modifications for the 39-47 Dodge Truck tank to work in the 1948-53 Dodge trucks
From Tanks, Inc.
Modifications for the 39-47 Dodge Truck tank to work in the 1948-53 Dodge trucks
The 1939-47 Dodge tank is shorter than the 1948-53 Dodge Truck tanks. Also, the neck is at a slightly different angle. The newer trucks used a tank that was 3.5 inches longer than the 39-47 Tanks, Therefore, it requires a bracket at the end of the tank, to the rear, to be constructed to support that end of the shorter tank.
A similar bracket was used in the 39-47 Dodge trucks, that had a longer wheelbase than the 116” of the half ton trucks. Example is the 120” and 133” trucks.
To use the shorter tank in the B Series trucks. It requires a triangle shaped bracket, one side bolted to the frame side (two bolts) and the bottom of frame (one bolt), and the bottom of the triangle would be bolted to the holes in the flange of the gas tank.
As for the front end, the bolt holes on the tank flange line up perfectly with the cross member mounting holes, just the same as the 39-47 trucks, and the angled filler neck lines up with the hole in cab floor. However, it is a slightly different angle and some simple modifications must be made.
By using part numbers FN-2.25 and NE-60L ,this tank tank can be hooked up to the original filler neck.
1/8" plate that is 3 1/4'' wide welded to the stock wedge bracket.
By using a bolt on filler neck part # FN-2.25 along with a NE-60L, the stock neck was able to be hooked up using the factory filler neck opening. 3-1/4" was removed from one side of the hose to make the alignment correct.
While not perfectly lined up the sending unit can still be accessed and removed.
