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Petrol Filler Cap installed.

Brutus
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Member

1193 posts [100%]
Sydney
Australia

New Petrol Filler
Cap installed.

4:37
AM 10/19/2002

The finished product you see here began as one
of those "while I'm at it" kind of episodes.
I was under
the rear of the car one day with ideas of only retrieving my
build sheet from atop the tank, when before I knew it I had
removed the tank and it's metal cover along with that butt
ugly, PITA luggage rack.
By the time I'd finished for the
day I had glassed up the under side of all the 8 holes that
represented the last vestige of the aforementioned rack along
with the radio aerial hole too....like I said......."while I
was at it."
I later proceeded to glass up the top of these
holes as well as rounding off the patrol filler cap opening
after taking off the old flip top lid.
My car now sports a
new custom made 120 litre (approx 30 US gals) aluminium tank
with the new filler you see below. I'll post pics of the new
tank soon.
Here's the new filler cap in place.

_______

Bob

Aussie 77 Vette RH Drive Auto Yellow L-48.

madvette74
Senior
Member

226
posts [100%]
ma

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (Brutus)

4:47
AM 10/19/2002

can you just purchase the filler cap? if so
where

1970 Stingray
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Member

3409 posts [100%]
Western Pa

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (Brutus)

4:54
AM 10/19/2002

Nice job Brutus. I saw one just like that on a Pro-street
Comet. It's a very nice touch. Did it fit perfectly in the
opening? Or did you need to shorten the diameter?

Did I mention that it Looks Great?

Len
_______

Nothing exceeds like Excess!
Underway--454 Rebuild & NO cup
holders!
The Money Pit

Brutus
Senior
Member

1193 posts [100%]
Sydney
Australia

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (madvette74)

4:56
AM 10/19/2002

Yes the caps can be bought seperately as I did
with mine. I purchased mine from Earl's, but the actual cap is
a British product from a company called Newtons I believe. The
original Australian link is http://www.earls.com.au/
From here you
should be able to locate the original manufacturer's location.
Hope this helps.
_______

Bob

Aussie 77 Vette RH Drive Auto Yellow L-48.

Brutus
Senior
Member

1193 posts [100%]
Sydney
Australia

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (1970 Stingray)

5:03
AM 10/19/2002

Len...Thanks for the compliments. I did have to
do a fair bit of work to be able to fit the new filler apart
from filling in the recess left over from the old lid.
I
cut approximately a 1" ring from a sheet of 4mm thick
aluminium and glassed it in place so as to have a mounting
point for the 12 holding bolts.
_______

Bob

Aussie 77 Vette RH Drive Auto Yellow L-48.

patsnitrovette
Senior Member

3059 posts [100%]
absecon,new jersey
outside atlantic city

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (Brutus)

5:49
AM 10/19/2002

ive been toying with the idea myself of the
same thing,just wasnt sure how it would look,well it really
looks great on there nice job.
_______

1973 2002 electron blue midnight blue interior.360ci with
tpi fuel injection,24 lb injectors,ported lower intake and
upper plenum,air foil,sportsman2 heads ,zz4 roller cam,3.70
rear,700r4 trans.,125 shot nitrous,msd
ignition

Brutus
Senior
Member

1193 posts [100%]
Sydney
Australia

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (patsnitrovette)

5:58
AM 10/19/2002

Here's a pic giving a more overall view of the
rear deck where the luggage rack used to reside.

_______

Bob

Aussie 77 Vette RH Drive Auto Yellow L-48.

SmokedTires
Cruise-In III Veteran

2868 posts [100%]
Syracuse, NY

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (Brutus)

7:02
AM 10/19/2002

Very very nice mod . It looks factory installed Brutus !
_______

Mike
Modified 1974 corvette
w/following,crane,edelbrock,sportmanII,mallory,msd,holley,VB&P
Street&Slalom,centerforce,energy suspension,richmond
3.90:1 reargears,hooker headers/
sidepipes,lakewood,fluidampr,4pt. bar,TT II's
17x8"w/RE730's,Tom's 30 spline posi & side yokes,JCL
chrome sidepipes & heat shields, Tremec TKO 5spd
O/D,Dragvette safety loops .

patsnitrovette
Senior Member

3059 posts [100%]
absecon,new jersey
outside atlantic city

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (SmokedTires)

7:22
AM 10/19/2002

brutus how much did they charge you for it?The
one ive been looking at is from sparco for 89 non locking and
129 for locking. http://www.sparco-usa.com/tuning_accessories.asp

_______

1973 2002 electron blue midnight blue interior.360ci with
tpi fuel injection,24 lb injectors,ported lower intake and
upper plenum,air foil,sportsman2 heads ,zz4 roller cam,3.70
rear,700r4 trans.,125 shot nitrous,msd
ignition

Brutus
Senior
Member

1193 posts [100%]
Sydney
Australia

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (patsnitrovette)

2:39
AM 10/20/2002

Haven't got the final cost yet as we were
deciding on the eventual choice before settling up. Trusting
and helpful suppliers we have here.
I'll let you know when I get all the
bills.
_______

Bob

Aussie 77 Vette RH Drive Auto Yellow L-48.

madvette74
Senior
Member

226
posts [100%]
ma

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (Brutus)

7:27
AM 10/20/2002

i was unsure just how much modification was
needed for this filler cap, i can do the mods, thats no
problem, i was looking for something less time consuming, but
i think i'll go with the filler cap, that was used on the
cobras, i knew i would have to do similar mods... plus i'll
need to patch up my holes from my luggage
rack

Jon69L46
Senior
Member

301
posts [100%]
Sacramento CA

Re: New Petrol
Filler Cap installed. (Brutus)

8:37
AM 10/20/2002

quote:

The finished product you see here began as one of those
"while I'm at it" kind of episodes.

While I'm at it? But you were at the other end of the car
doing a radiator support bracket, looking for "while I'm at
it's". How did you wind up back there. Oh! nevermind, I was
out of town for a week.

Looks good though...hope you don't drag your butt around
with 30 gals.
Jon
_______

Jon 1969 L46 Roseville
CA

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