Evan Frucht
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has anyone adapted a flip up style gas cap on an early b body station wagon, or really any car for that matter. looking for options and too see what other people have come up with in the past. thanks, evan
Anyone Adapt a Flip Up Gas Cap to Wagon?
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Evan Frucht
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what kind of gas cap did you use and how did you go about it? was it simple. what kind of modifications did u have to make?
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as I stated...those are Google Pics......not my car. That being said...I would think a '67-'69 Barracuda might be easier than the '68-'70 Charger cap.
Here's what I had to do to fit one to my 68 Coronet Wagon. I installed the flip-top gas cap by using a combination of flat washers and rubber grommets to space the gas cap away from the body allowing the cap to operate freely. I use #10 stainless steel metal screws to attach the gas cap to the body. I ensure a tight seal against the spring-loaded cap by inserting a short length of thick-walled rubber hose 1 3/4" OD into the fuel filler. I can adjust the amount of rubber hose that sticks out past the lip of the fuel filler and this in turn maintains a tight seal. I would have to dig up which aftermarket cap I used and take fresh photos if you need them.
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Evan Frucht
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ok thanks for the info.
Evan Frucht
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knowing which flip top cap you used would be helpful as well as pictures. thank you
Evan Frucht
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what is the difference between the cuda and charger caps? when I look on eBay people are selling the same type for both models
Basket case
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The Charger has the large trim ring, the Cuda doesn't, not sure but I think the Challengers use a small trim ring.
6PKRTSE
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Beside the trim rings. Charger caps flip open to the left. Challenger caps flip open to the right.
Evan Frucht
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Is the actual cap different though? Couldn't it be mounted any direction to change which way it opens?
6PKRTSE
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No, different caps also.
I purchased my cap w/o trim ring from Dante's. Its the one listed for a 67 GTX among other Mopars.
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i did a duster for a guy , it required a lip spacer , then a locking hole plug . to keep the candy bars out . that in itself is a costly story .
Evan Frucht
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that's honestly kind of what I'm going for. I wanted to try it with a more generic looking cap. I saw another picture on some thread on here a while back of some guys either 1965 belvedere (or maybe 63,64) and it had one on it that looked sort of like that. cant find the thread anymore though, I believe it was an unrelated thread that didn't have to do with gas caps. but someone just happened to post a pic of a car they had where they did it.
took all of that off my 67 Belvedere - even cut out the quarter panel area that could be welded back into the wagon to get the look . . .
Evan Frucht
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I'm not quite sure what your saying? someone put a flip up cap and your car and you wanted to bring it back to original?
Had a flip-top gas cap on my 67 Belvedere . . . but I've changed it out - so I have almost all the parts to convert your car to a flip top ( if that's what you want )
Here's the original body panel . . .
Cut a "newer" flush mounted gas cap off a car at the local pull your own parts car location
And welded it in place . . .
I've got the flip top gas cap / and the body panel cut out from this car if you would like to add it to your car.
( there is one bracket that someone bought from me - but took measurements and drawings to ( maybe ) allow you to create the bracket
And how it looks after most of the bodywork . . .
And with the cover bolted in place
Here's the original body panel . . .
Cut a "newer" flush mounted gas cap off a car at the local pull your own parts car location
And welded it in place . . .
I've got the flip top gas cap / and the body panel cut out from this car if you would like to add it to your car.
( there is one bracket that someone bought from me - but took measurements and drawings to ( maybe ) allow you to create the bracket
And how it looks after most of the bodywork . . .
And with the cover bolted in place
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