Adding a flip top gas cap to a early a body

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dartcuda

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A member said it might be a good idea to post a few pics of the one I installed on my 66 Dart. I will post a couple of pics now, but really need to get better ones of it. I saw an article a few years back in one of the Mopar mags on how to do it, but was unable to find it again. It really was easy to do. But you do have to make a couple of cuts for the hinge and latch. Also you have to install the filler tube from the outside as it will give you the spacing you need. I will try to answer any questions about it, but I do sometimes have trouble explaining some stuff. So bare with me, ok.
 
Cool, must be nice to not have to worry about losing a gas cap that's not made anymore. What sort of cap did you use?
 
Thanks for the left side pics, DartCuda. That looks like the '67-'68 Barracuda & '68 Challenger cap Which IS being repopped by the same folks who I got the Rallye wheel centers from out of Canada (Eh?) They also have the flip-top caps and trim rings with the word "fuel" in front and rear opening styles. I was thinking that I had seen an article about moving the filler up and putting it on top of the fender, but don't remember if that one used a flip-top cap. Seems like that would be a natural! More work than dantcuda's, 'cause you'd have to close up the original hole, but the cutting and fitting would be about the same - just have to stretch the filler tube inside a bit and make it point up. Might need to rework the tank vent, too. I was hoping it would be simpler, 'cause I've never done bodywork and the ragtop's paint is pretty OK. But there's that '63 Dart Coupe that I plan for my next project that's gonna need paint anyway so maybe I'll do the filler cap thing on IT first, then do the ragtop .
 
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