Mykk's BMW V8 T-bucket, version 1.5:

[Spanky]

I angled mine slightly by just enlarging the mounting holes in the fiberglass body a little. It's not much but every little bit helps.

 

[fletcherson]

There isn't a truly safe location really, put the tank behind the tub its the first to get hit from a rear collision. Moon tank up front, it's the first in a front collision.

In the middle of the car, there is a bit of a buffer even if does land in your lap.

There was a guy selling tanks that fit underneath, between the frame rails... larger footprint, thin, low profile. I thought it was a interesting idea but would have to be incorporated in the design. They were a sponsor of this site for a short time, I believe. Just a FYI.

 

[Mykk]

The matching rear wheel for the fronts are only available as a 15"x 8" at the widest. I really do like the 10" wheel with the 295's, after some research 295's do fit an 8" and are fairly common in the Muscle Car world. I'll give it a try, the Vision 148 Shift isn't as deep dished as the American Racing VN502's on Bucket #1 (and we all love deep dish wheels), however they will tuck the rear wheels in a bit and that could look cleaner. I'll run with it for now. I intentionally used a readily available wheel that could mix & match with the current American Racings on Bucket #1. The rear American Racing 15" x 10" with a 5 x 4.75" bolt pattern has been discontinued, I have one extra and can't find another. The online wheel & tire suppliers that say they have this wheel for sale are willing to take the money for it, sit on the order for a week and then say they can't find it and refund it.

The rear American Racing VN502 15" x 10" vs the Vision 148 Shift 15" x 8"

 

[Spanky]

There are places that do custom wheels and I'm sure they could widen your rears to 10". It's done frequently by custom car builders, etc.

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