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| Harpo |
 Oct 23 2011, 12:48 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None  |
Can early & late gas tanks be swapped? After I saw this photo of a hood with a hole cut in it for the gas cap I want to do this with my car. A chromed early cap would look a lot better than the late plastic cap. What do you think?
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| Mikey914 |
Oct 23 2011, 01:20 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,659 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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I had an early tank that I swapped to late hardware, so I would say you could go the other way. By the way I have the early hardware if you need it. You probably want a prettier cap though.
-Mark |
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| 914werke |
Oct 23 2011, 02:30 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,057 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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yes & no.
If you swap the entire unit yes. if you just want to swap the expansion & filler assembly No. The steel expansion tank mounts differently than does the plastic version on the later tank. |
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| jaxdream |
Oct 23 2011, 02:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 974 Joined: 8-July 08 From: North Central Tennessee Member No.: 9,270 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(rdauenhauer @ Oct 23 2011, 12:30 PM)  yes & no. If you swap the entire unit yes. if you just want to swap the expansion & filler assembly No. The steel expansion tank mounts differently than does the plastic version on the later tank. Ok , I didn't know that , it was my plan to use a plastic filler housing / expansion tank on an earlier tank. Well now plan B...... Jack |
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| Harpo |
Oct 24 2011, 09:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
I was going to either powder coat (near chrome) or real chrome the early cap. I have a complete tank assy. out of a 72
Thanks David |
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| jaxdream |
Oct 26 2011, 09:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 974 Joined: 8-July 08 From: North Central Tennessee Member No.: 9,270 Region Association: South East States |
rdauenhauer is right , but if you mod the early tank vs the late tank ( with the platic fill / expn tank ), you can install the later plastic expansion tank and cap system. See pics of early tanks , they have a tab on the end that the steel xpn tank bolts to , also tabs for the charcoal canitster . A simple mod to the middle tab would make it possible to mount the plastic on the early tank.The bolt patterns of both tank mountings is the same , just the xpn tank mountings is different. To mount the late plastic xpn tank to the early tank ,you need to cut the tab off the end of tank , and fab a mount for the middle of tank to secure the inboard end of the plastic xpn tank .
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| mark21742 |
Oct 26 2011, 02:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 162 Joined: 31-August 11 From: pa Member No.: 13,502 Region Association: North East States |
Were you going for a stock look, or a nice racer small custom look? You can get brushed aluminum bolt-in ring with hinged gas door (locking or non locking) through eBay that look pretty good for under $30
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