Cheapskate Fuel Tank Ideas For A 1988 Short Bed Please?

[gogmorgo]

Side pipe(s)?

 

 

 

 

Stacks? Couldn't find a decent MJ pic, although I did find this, er, thing that also provides another solution for added fuel capacity...  :doh:

 

 

 

'Mur'ca!

[jeepsouth]

Side pipe(s)?

This looks great,i would drive it!

 

 

 

 

Stacks? Couldn't find a decent MJ pic, although I did find this, er, thing that also provides another solution for added fuel capacity...  :doh:

 

 

 

'Mur'ca!

[Oyaji]

Gogmorgo, thanks for the ideas, but JeepcoMJ says there is no room for it and that it is impossible, so clearly it can't be done. I guess that MJ with side-pipes picture you posted is photoshopped? Shame on you!   ;)

 

I thought about a stack, but I can't figure how to run one cleanly without cutting a hole in the bed, and that is out. I reckon there is not room between bed and cap to use even a flattened large-diameter pipe without running into heat problems. Running a stack external of the bodywork is unattractive because it's aerodynamically "dirty" plus worries me about passersby getting burned.

 

Here is a pic of the side exhaust through the lower bed valance like I was talking about earlier. I have seen at least 2 MJs with similar setup, so I know that despite JeepcoMJ's assurances to the contrary that it actually can be done. One worry of indeterminant significance is that if I run a topper and ever have passengers, they may end up breathing carbon monoxide, as well as any occupants of the cab when the rear window is open... regulatory standards mandate that all exhaust must exit aft of the rearmost door or window of cabin space occupied by humans.

 

[JeepcoMJ]

toppers don't mean you put passengers in the bed. That's silly.

 

that exhaust would meet code.

 

But.

 

to put a tank on the passenger side, your tank would have to be a fuel cell or smaller tank, so that you would have the room for the elbows and up-turns needed in order to get the exhaust up and over the top of the frame rail to come out in that location. You would also need heat shielding.

 

no matter the way you cut it, if you do choose to put the tank on the passenger side, you are opening yourself to a whole lot more work than hanging one in the rear, or putting one in the bed.

 

I didn't say it can't be done, I implied it can't be done cleanly or reasonably, or cheaply, as the title suggests. Even doing the work yourself, you will have more time involved than just fixing the fuel tank, staying with one tank, or mounting one in the rear.

[johnj92131]

Found the post Pete was refering to about the 16 gallon tank on the side.  See post #13:  http://comancheclub.com/topic/12482-second-gas-tank-in-an-mj/?hl=gallon+tank&do=findComment&comment=122631

 

That and the Dakota 22 gallon tank for the short bed would get you to 38 gallons total.

 

Why not use a front hitch mount for your spare tire and put and put a rear mounted 25 or 32 gallon tank from a surburban, that would give you 70 gallons of gas and still have your bed empty!!

[Jeep Driver]

http://asheville.craigslist.org/pts/4169016175.html

 

 

Sure would purty her up.

[earl*t]

Sweet! The highly polished smooth surface would contribute to aero efficiency. Oyaji, that price should surely meet the "Cheapskate" criteria.

[Oyaji]

http://asheville.craigslist.org/pts/4169016175.html

 

 

Sure would purty her up.

 

They would indeed, but since I already have 2 sets of steel and 1 set of aluminum XJ wheels on hand (all OE), I won't be going for them. Most likely I'll go for some 16x7 steelies ($15 apiece from a local junkyard) wrapped with 10-ply rating 235/58R16s at around $120 each. They air up to 80-85 PSI and are 31" diameter, so I'll be shortening the legs to the next factory final drive ratio. I have front and rear sets of both 3.55 and 4.10s, but unfortunately no automatic or manual transmissions with transfer cases; when it's time I'll at least have the option of choosing. For reasons of economy (both highway and build cost) I am tempted to stick with the 5-speed that is in it (BA-10, I presume). Isn't there a cheap way to attach a t-case that involves swapping the tailhousing and shortening the output shaft? (I don't have the 4x4 tailhousing though...)

 

It will be awhile before I get to all that I think. As I mentioned, I have a good use for it just parked as it is to do some mock-ups of the main project I will need a "show-car" MJ for later. This one is too much of a project at the moment, unfortunately, and would take too much time and money better spent elsewhere. The dual tanks, however, will be very useful on a running MJ for helping prove the merit of the other thing I am working on...

[nitroxsteve]

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[Comanchemodder]

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[dave92cherokee]

Was just browsing summit racing looking at oversized gas tanks and there appears to be some 67 gallon tanks that were used in 99+ f250/350. Might want to look at some of the bigger fullsize trucks next time you're at the junkyard to see what ideas might pop up. Most of them are designed to go from cab back along one side so if you gave the mj a simple spring over should provide clearance for a pretty sizable tank.