capping off olf fuel tank filler neck hole on cab corner.. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

*Fast68Chevy* · 05-06-2002, 11:24 PM

wonder how to go about this, need some ideas on what could be used to cap this hole, i once saw a pic of a truck that had a plug over the hole and it looked good, hmm cant find it now.

hmmm...

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custom69 · 05-07-2002, 12:02 AM

I would just shave it, my opinion it would look better that way.

stllookn · 05-07-2002, 12:18 AM

Someone had a source for the kit which included the piece to weld in the hole. I will just make my own...need two and one for Orence1 will make three! Anyone else?

Maximum Overdrive · 05-07-2002, 06:57 AM

You may or may not want to do this. I wanted to retain the stock look and the option of going back to a cab tank so what I did was cut part of the filler neck off a old gas tank and then just put it into hole and put my exsisting cap on it. It is held in by the rubber gasket. It still gives it the stock look of having a tank but yet there is no tank behind it.

Mike C · 05-07-2002, 07:56 AM

If you really want it to go away for good, just cut a piece from the same profile of the passengers side of a donor cab and weld it in.

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tom hand · 05-07-2002, 08:33 AM

If you deceided to go with Maximum Overdrive's idea I would add just one thing. You need to put some sort of plug or cap on the inside to prevent the possabilty of someone every filling the inside if your truck with gas.

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Frank_Zeller · 05-07-2002, 09:21 AM

I made a plug out of aluminum round stock...then silicone it in

*Fast68Chevy* · 05-07-2002, 09:34 AM

hmmm
no welder here, so,,
i could see if maybe there is some kind of plastic or aluminum plug caps of some kind, but not much exists around here, hmmm
need ot measure hole and go from there.

thanks

NSANE68!!! · 05-07-2002, 09:39 AM

DUCT TAPE!!! hehe hehe hehe

*Fast68Chevy* · 05-07-2002, 03:28 PM

lol! are you red green ?!

69 longhorn · 05-07-2002, 04:54 PM

Hehe! 100 mph tape(duct tape applied to vehicles). A few yrs back, I saw two guys runnin a BB powered nova @ Cordova Drag strip. They blew the glass hood off......got out the duct tape,taped that baby back on,& ran it some more! The announcer gets on the PA,& says"looks like they are gonna run some more......they got the 100mph tape".....69 longhorn.

Cheyenne Super · 05-07-2002, 06:19 PM

Bill Turner Enterprises makes a weld in piece with the proper radius's. Give me a little time and I will get the ph. no.

Cheyenne Super · 05-07-2002, 06:42 PM

Turner Enterprises ph. no. 909-926-1729
They also have a firewall shave kit.

*racedvl* · 05-07-2002, 10:02 PM

I saw a 69 c-30 cab and chassis, that had a factory gas tank delete. It was a cover peice of sorts.

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*Fast68Chevy* · 05-11-2002, 09:06 PM

hmmmmmmmmmmm interesting.....

ebfabman · 05-11-2002, 09:17 PM

Maybe finish it tomorrow

bluec10 · 05-12-2002, 09:17 PM

I want to move the filler behind one of the marker lights too, but I want to keep the filler neck and the cap in the cab position. I'll just secure it from the inside somehow. I love the idea of driving some gas jockey nuts trying to open a cap that's bolted shut!

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70chevy · 05-13-2002, 02:57 PM

Is there a link to Turner Enterprises?

Frank_Zeller · 05-13-2002, 03:31 PM

Turner Enterprises phone number (909) 926-1729 they are out of Hemet CA.

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05-07-2002, 06:57 AM	#4
Maximum Overdrive December 21, 2012 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Black Eagle, Montana Posts: 1,633	You may or may not want to do this. I wanted to retain the stock look and the option of going back to a cab tank so what I did was cut part of the filler neck off a old gas tank and then just put it into hole and put my exsisting cap on it. It is held in by the rubber gasket. It still gives it the stock look of having a tank but yet there is no tank behind it. __________________ *"!Ama Sua, Ama Kjella, Ama Lllulla!"*

05-07-2002, 07:56 AM	#5
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,727	If you really want it to go away for good, just cut a piece from the same profile of the passengers side of a donor cab and weld it in. ------------------ 70 GMC 3/4 ton Sierra Grande 402/TH400 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert TPI & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 72 Datsun 240Z-ol' reliable __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

05-07-2002, 08:33 AM	#6
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	If you deceided to go with Maximum Overdrive's idea I would add just one thing. You need to put some sort of plug or cap on the inside to prevent the possabilty of someone every filling the inside if your truck with gas. ------------------ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

05-07-2002, 09:21 AM	#7
Frank_Zeller Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 796	I made a plug out of aluminum round stock...then silicone it in __________________ 69 SWB C/10 5-6 drop 700R4 69 Firebird Convert 455 4 spd 70 Torino GT Convert Austin-Texas

05-07-2002, 09:39 AM	#9
NSANE68!!! SLICER AND DICIER Join Date: May 2001 Location: Quuen Creek Posts: 1,383	DUCT TAPE!!! hehe hehe hehe __________________ 01 Tahoe 22's 2/4 drop and tv's 68 chevy money pit 51 chevy belair 95 Honda 900RR 05 GMC Siearra (company truck)

05-06-2002, 11:24 PM	#1
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	capping off olf fuel tank filler neck hole on cab corner.. wonder how to go about this, need some ideas on what could be used to cap this hole, i once saw a pic of a truck that had a plug over the hole and it looked good, hmm cant find it now. hmmm... ------------------ Randy- Lincoln, IL randy@ccaonline.com 2177353230 many GM parts bought, traded, or sold -am parting out: '81 Cutlass Supreme Brougham current fleet: -71 C-10 350/CH465/3.07- basketcase, #1 -90 Cavalier 2.2L sky blue, driver, was free -84 Z28 5.0L/700R4/3.73 daily driver -84 Firebird/SE 2.8L/T-5/3.73/engine bad, project #2 -82 purple Trans Am, project #3 Paint is overrated* © RSS Enterprises 2000

05-07-2002, 12:02 AM	#2
custom69 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 3	I would just shave it, my opinion it would look better that way.

05-07-2002, 12:18 AM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Someone had a source for the kit which included the piece to weld in the hole. I will just make my own...need two and one for Orence1 will make three! Anyone else? __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

05-07-2002, 09:34 AM	#8
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	hmmm no welder here, so,, i could see if maybe there is some kind of plastic or aluminum plug caps of some kind, but not much exists around here, hmmm need ot measure hole and go from there. thanks

05-07-2002, 03:28 PM	#10
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	lol! are you red green ?!

05-07-2002, 04:54 PM	#11
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	Hehe! 100 mph tape(duct tape applied to vehicles). A few yrs back, I saw two guys runnin a BB powered nova @ Cordova Drag strip. They blew the glass hood off......got out the duct tape,taped that baby back on,& ran it some more! The announcer gets on the PA,& says"looks like they are gonna run some more......they got the 100mph tape".....69 longhorn. __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

05-07-2002, 06:19 PM	#12
Cheyenne Super Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Efland, NC Posts: 303	Bill Turner Enterprises makes a weld in piece with the proper radius's. Give me a little time and I will get the ph. no. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super Soon to be converted to '68 front clip. Efland, NC

05-07-2002, 06:42 PM	#13
Cheyenne Super Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Efland, NC Posts: 303	Turner Enterprises ph. no. 909-926-1729 They also have a firewall shave kit. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super Soon to be converted to '68 front clip. Efland, NC

05-07-2002, 10:02 PM	#14
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	I saw a 69 c-30 cab and chassis, that had a factory gas tank delete. It was a cover peice of sorts. ------------------ http://hometown.aol.com/racedvl/racedvl69index.html Woodstock,IL.northwest of Chicago It's not what you buy, it's what you build!! I did not climb to the top of the food chain, to become a vegetarian. For some pics of my truck.

05-11-2002, 09:06 PM	#15
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	hmmmmmmmmmmm interesting.....



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05-11-2002, 09:17 PM	#16
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	Maybe finish it tomorrow

05-12-2002, 09:17 PM	#17
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	I want to move the filler behind one of the marker lights too, but I want to keep the filler neck and the cap in the cab position. I'll just secure it from the inside somehow. I love the idea of driving some gas jockey nuts trying to open a cap that's bolted shut! ------------------ Dream: '68 C-10 Custom with a 396 and a 700R4 Current Reality: '68 C-10, 250, 3 speed, parts in two garages, but lots of hope. __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.

05-13-2002, 02:57 PM	#18
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05-13-2002, 03:31 PM	#19
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