I am half way through a pretty unique build. I'm doing a 4x4 conversion on a 1993 Ford E-350. The van was originally a gas V8, but I've installed a 12 valve Cummins and a manual transmission.
Generally when people do 4x4 Econoline swaps they have to shorten the factory fuel tank for transfer case clearance. I'm using a divorced NP205 transfer case, which places it back a bit further, which would mean that I would lose even more fuel tank than the average person, so and I picked up the rear fuel tank from a cutaway van.
I've gotten to the point in the build that I can see exactly where I'm about to mount the transfer case, and it looks like the factory tank would still probably hold 25 gallons or so after shortening it the necessary amount. I'm considering retaining it as a second tank.
I've got every part figured out except for how I would fill both tanks. I've got a couple of ideas I'm throwing around in my head (2nd filler door, possibly connecting both tanks to a single filler neck, etc.), but I'm curious if anybody else has ever done this in a 1992+ Econoline, and if so what their solution was.
Generally when people do 4x4 Econoline swaps they have to shorten the factory fuel tank for transfer case clearance. I'm using a divorced NP205 transfer case, which places it back a bit further, which would mean that I would lose even more fuel tank than the average person, so and I picked up the rear fuel tank from a cutaway van.
I've gotten to the point in the build that I can see exactly where I'm about to mount the transfer case, and it looks like the factory tank would still probably hold 25 gallons or so after shortening it the necessary amount. I'm considering retaining it as a second tank.
I've got every part figured out except for how I would fill both tanks. I've got a couple of ideas I'm throwing around in my head (2nd filler door, possibly connecting both tanks to a single filler neck, etc.), but I'm curious if anybody else has ever done this in a 1992+ Econoline, and if so what their solution was.