Installing new Dansk gas tank - having issues Options

[DC_neun_vierzehn]

I have a '73 2.0.

About a year and a half ago, when we pulled the motor and trans for sending out to the rebuilder, I did a lot of research on whether to try and restore my gas tank or buy a new aftermarket tank. The inside of my tank is grungy. Most of my research and most of the helpful folks here on 914 World guided my decision to a new Dansk tank.

I called George to make sure I was ordering the Dansk tank, and all of the correct additional parts (sock, washers, replacement lines, clamps, etc.). Because I had read/heard so many stories of the original batch of 914 Dansk tanks not fitting, I also made sure to ask if I was getting a newer Dansk tank that would actually fit. The tank and parts arrived while I awaited the conclusion of the motor and trans rebuild.

Now ... fast forward to last weekend, when I finally could dive in and swamp out the tanks.

I used several old posts here on 914 World and Pelican to help me with the step by step remove and install process. Thus, I WAS ALREADY aware of the issue I would need to tackle of either shimmying the plastic bridge under the strap or removing some material from the top rib of the tank as detailed in THIS POST.

However, one of my last steps before tackling that was to install the expansion tank and fuel filler on the new Dansk tank. That's where I ran into problems. If I install the fuel filler first, I cannot get the expansion tank on. if I install the expansion tank first, I cannot get the fuel filler on. They interfere with each other indicating that the mounts for the expansion tank are too far over on the passenger side (or the fuel filler hole in the tank is too far toward the driver side). Also, it looks like the fuel sending until it not resting in the indented section on the bottom of the expansion tank further preventing installation of it.

Before calling Auto Atlanta, I wanted to check here to see if anybody else has run into this exact issue installing a new Dansk tank? Does it sound like I have sent an old non-fitting Dansk tank? Other thoughts/ideas/suggestion?

[rjames]

Edited- thought I had found a thread with info other than the one you posted to, but it was for a different issue.

Any chance that your tank is for the later plastic expansion tanks?