[Steve Kirkham]

Special K,

I just re-read your post. I guess you're looking for more trunk room? If that's the case, remember that the '42 gallon' tank is pretty much everything that isn't trunk. I don't think you could have both.

It occurs to me that you could probably get a 289 tank twixt the 427's cockpit and the trunk a la FIA. That should leave room for the FIA tray. It would seriously cut down your range, though.

You might also need to relocate the filler cap.

... I just looked. The 427 trunk goes all the way up to the bulkhead behind the seats. So you could put a tank there in exchange for not having the big tank under the trunk.

..... I just looked again. If you go with the FIA tank in a 427, you could add about 42 gallons of trunk space to what's left. There's a lot of unused space around the FIA fiberglass tray, too. It's not flat, there are some subframe elements going next to it, but if you didn't have to have a flat trunk floor, there's lots of expansion available.

There's also quite a bit of room unused in those big 'ol fenders to the side of the trunk. You'd have to work around the filler line (if you left the 42 gallon tank in).

Anyhow, there's lots of hidden options available to expand the trunk, if you don't mind authenticity buffs pointing fingers when you open your trunklid.

See what happens when the significant other is out of town? It's after 11:00.

Steve.