I'm debating hard about what to do for a fuel tank.
From the beginning I wanted to do a spun aluminum tank in the bed because I like the look. Then I got the idea to build my own but make it look like a bomb, like this-->
Instead of a fuel gauge, I would run a tubular sight glass on the side of the tank for visual check of fuel level.
Aluminum pipe or tubing is prohibitively expensive so I would have to take some 1/8 sheet and roll it into a 12-in diameter, which I have the ability to do.
To do the nose and tail cones I would have to buy some 12-in diameter aluminum and machine them, which I also have the ability to do. My issue with that is that the material costs $850.
But it would be awesome.
Alternatively, I can get a black powder coated RCI fuel cell, that can also be mounted in the bed, for about $250. It comes with a screw on cap and a fuel level sending unit already installed.
There are a lot of drop in fuel pump options for the fuel cell but if I make the bomb tank I'll have to use an external pump.
All said and done it's about $400 more to build the bomb and it would be a ton of time investment (20hrs maybe)
But again, it would look pretty awesome. The fuel cell would look cool too and would kind of go with the modern tech nature of the build, fuel injection, turbos, etc. If I go with the fuel cell I can probably have everything installed in an afternoon.
What would you do?
