Tank is in! No leaks and everything works including the gauge. Can totally tell the difference in weight driving with a full tank. I was worried that the gauge wasn't working even though I pumped the 1/4 of a tank I had left from the stock tank. I guess my original sender wasn't reading correctly. It took 16 gallons on fill up. There is now a cavernous space for a air compressor and air tank! Whoot. On to pics. Filler neck is 2" used 2 90* hoses and 1 coupler. Cut the filler neck and vent tube when the bend starts on the neck where it goes under the body.

Edit - don't know why some of the pics are upside down.

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Last pic. Use a oem connector for the sender. Once I get my electrical up to snuff then I'll remove the fuse and ground I have for the pump. Car fired right up after it primed the lines. @eimkeith everything went together perfectly, the bumper, tank mounts all tie in together awesomely.

Yes it's a lot of work but it's so worth it. So much room under there now. Just need to make a skid plate for the tank. Just wonder what thickness I should use 1/8, 3/16 or 1/4 plate.

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I’m going with 3/16 for the skid plate I’m gonna make. I got my truck driving around now. I’m considering getting the Oem pump grafted into the tank but maybe next winter. I just wanna drive my truck haha. Yours looks great!!! Tbh the autometer gauge doesn’t look awful

Thank you! Yes grafting the oem stuff was more difficult then I wanted it to be. But it was worth it. As it has the toyota reliability and fuel level works. Yep it's easier going with a autometer gauge I just didn't want an external gauge.

Yes 3/16th sounds like the happy medium.

Alrighty guys I forgot to ask, well with the addition of the rear bumper and fuel tank I'm sitting hard on the helper bumpers (the bumper thing inside the spring). I don't have the coin for a lift so I need suggestions for some rear springs. Right now I have the spare tire, 113 pound rear bumper and now a 19 gallon tank, so tons of weight added to the rear.

I was looking at the ome 890 or 891 springs since I'm guessing with a full tank, spare and the bumper I'm around 200-220 pounds in the rear with no extra gear. I just need to get by untill I can save some cash for a proper lift. Any suggestions, I scoureged the junk yard for LC coils but no dice.

Ask and ye shall receive! See next post for details...

This is what I've been working on for the past couple of weeks.







It is a custom bracket that will mount the 99+ Toyota sending unit onto the F150 fuel pump at the F150 sending unit location. I just finished the design and I am in the process of getting quotes to laser-cut and bend out a set of 25 brackets now.

My intention is to sell this bracket in a kit, the kit will also include a wiring harness, bulkhead connectors, and a detailed set of instructions. I will do my best to make this as plug-and-play as possible.

I'll make an new thread when I am ready to start selling these, I will collect a list of those interested then. In the meantime, let me know what you all think!

uhhh this is fricken awesome. wanted to use real swear words but I know kids are present.



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I'm in! Will it require bending the arm/using a new arm?

That bracket looks good. But I do have to say that is one complicated bend in the lever arm. Its actually pretty hard to bend that lever. But that is awesome!

Is the Toyota sender based off the new TSB part (# 83320–35590) or the original, just trying to clear this up for future people.

Edit - looking at @Team_Jake pics and looking at both versions of senders, it looks like it is based off the new tsb 83320-35590 part #. New part # on top, old style on bottom.

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Unfortunately with the way the arm presses onto the potentiometer, it will be too difficult to take the old arm off and install a new arm. The arm will need to be bent while it is still attached to the sending unit and the float will have to be re-positioned. I will be making a detailed set of instructions on the steps to do so (or for anyone that will be ordering a new sending unit anyways, I could modify a new sending unit ready-to-go included in the kit).

The sending unit is Toyota part number 83320-35590. I'm not exactly sure when Toyota changed to this particular sending unit (it appears it was sometime in 2000, but I'm not sure), so those of you with model years 1999 or 2000 may not be able to use their stock sending unit (unless you got yours replaced as part of TSB EL010–00). I want to say anyone with a model year 2001+ will be able to use their stock sending unit but I can't confirm that.

This is awesome @Team_Jake . In when kits become available.

sweet. @Team_Jake Im in as well.

In for this as well!

Just updating, everything is working fine with the exception of the filler neck hose's. They have gotten soft and have a faint smell of gas. I spoke with the place I bought them from (filler neck supply co) and they said it's nothing to worry about (Bull malarkey), so found some 90 degree metal 1 3/8" bends and some gates straight hose I'll make couplers out of. Why couldn't toyota use 2" filler hose like the rest of the world?

Gauge works great. I pulled apart my old tank and low and behold it had the old style fuel sender in there even though my vin # was in that TSB and the TSB was done on my truck.

So if you plan on running @Team_Jake bracket, either buy the new sender or verify you have the new updated one pn 83320–35590.