As shown before, the fuel filler tube on the Truckstang would have to be oriented at 90 degrees to the left to coincide with the new filler neck position of the "new" fuel tank. After doing the test fitting, I still had to make some modifications to the filler neck to accommodate the locking gas cap. I had to line up the position of the gas cap at the regular position relative to the new position of the filler tube. I marked the points on the face of the filler tube so I could use the cutting disk on the rotary tool to trim little notches on the face to allow the gas cap the ability to snap into place with the label in the horizontal position. Only thing is one of the points on the face did not have enough of a lip for the cap to latch onto. I ended up having to weld some metal to the point on the face of the filler tube where the latch was not making contact. After welding some slag into place, I ground the excess down to make it flush so the gas cap would sit flush and seal as best as possible. With the weld slag ground down flush with the rest of the face surface, I was able to successfully latch the fuel cap down where it sat down with the rubber gasket on the face. I had to make sure the cap wouldn't pop off by moving the cap around to see if the latches were actually holding. After doing this enough times, I was satisfied that the cap would stay in place when the car is bouncing around on the road. With that, I was confident that I could put the filler tube in place permanently. Instead of using the three bolts I used to hold the filler tube in place, I dug out enough nuts and bolts to fill all the holes to ensure that the filler tube mounting holes were filled. With the filler tube in place, I moved the piece to make sure it was nice and sturdy so again, the gas cap won't be prone to pop off, as well as not pop the rubber hose off when the car's in motion. Simple little thing, but with that, I can write off this part of the fuel system. With this simple little part of Truckstang addressed, i can now move on to getting the fuel tank installed in its entirety as well as try to complete the closing in of the trunk floor so I can finish up what amounts to the body/structural work on the car. This will also keep chickens and other critters from invading the interior as the speaker panel in the rear of the car has cardboard blocking the empty speaker holes. I still have to weld on some sheet metal to those holes to cover them up and try to make that panel flush and closed up as well, even though on another note I could fully remove the panel. If I did that, I would have to completely close in the trunk all around, as the trunk would be an extension of the rear interior, much like a Corvette is set up, sort of like a reverse trunk, even though on this car the trunk would still be accessible from the rear. We'll see, but either way, things are coming together more and more.
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