S10 Blazer Fuel Tank Swap with Taillight Fuel Filler & Shock Relocation on my OBS

My new project....as if I needed a new one. With this swap, I'll have my weight over the rearend and also with the new shock setup it will ride alot better.

Basically I removed the old fuel tank, cut out the rear frame crossmember and welded in new braces to support the blazer tank, cut out both upper mounts on the frame and lower shock mounts on the axle, moved rear brake line mount in front of the axle, bought new leaf spring plates which also have shock mounts on them.
So seeing that I got Caltracs on my truck I cut the brackets off and will need to reweld them to the new plates.
Once that is done I can then move forward on my shock relocation.

And once the bed is back on I will be running the fuel tank filler to behind the drivers side taillight and will make the taillight hinged.

Oh and I also had to straighten the pass side frame. It was bent up causing the bed on the P side corner to higher. I got rearended about 10 yr back and never really noticed it.
So its all fixed now.

Here is a link to my photobucket album....

http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Blazer%20Tank/

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Originally Posted by Kros383SS

And once the bed is back on I will be running the fuel tank filler to behind the drivers side taillight and will make the taillight hinged.

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This is the part I really want to see. Should be good, I always wanted to try this.