Started on the 72 swinger
Deer season is over so back to working on the dart. We undercoated the rear half and got the gas tank installed. We will do the gas lines and brake lines next and then put in the rear end. It’s easier to put that stuff in before the rear end gets installed. I'm using the 1970 vented gas filler tube and a unvented 1968-1970 gas tank instead of the 1972 charcoal canister set up the car originally had. I think it will look a lot cleaner and be simpler. I used a 1969 filler tube since that’s all I could find online new. It’s the same as the 1970 tube except the vent line is a little different and needs bent a little more to fit. I may switch it out if I find a nice used 1970 vent line. The 18-gallon 1968-1970 fuel tank was a pain to get all lined up and hard to make seal in the trunk floor seal. I ended up having to install the filler tube and the floor seal first and then the tank. It was the only way to get it to line up and not bind anywhere. Also, you have to have the trunk floor seals collar going in towards the tank so it can be at the correct angle to seal. This is how the original seal was too which you can see it laying against the back wall in the one picture I posted of the installed tank.
Deer season is over so back to working on the dart. We undercoated the rear half and got the gas tank installed. We will do the gas lines and brake lines next and then put in the rear end. It’s easier to put that stuff in before the rear end gets installed. I'm using the 1970 vented gas filler tube and a unvented 1968-1970 gas tank instead of the 1972 charcoal canister set up the car originally had. I think it will look a lot cleaner and be simpler. I used a 1969 filler tube since that’s all I could find online new. It’s the same as the 1970 tube except the vent line is a little different and needs bent a little more to fit. I may switch it out if I find a nice used 1970 vent line. The 18-gallon 1968-1970 fuel tank was a pain to get all lined up and hard to make seal in the trunk floor seal. I ended up having to install the filler tube and the floor seal first and then the tank. It was the only way to get it to line up and not bind anywhere. Also, you have to have the trunk floor seals collar going in towards the tank so it can be at the correct angle to seal. This is how the original seal was too which you can see it laying against the back wall in the one picture I posted of the installed tank.