I am currently C notching the back of the plymouth. I had to cut out part of the trunk and take the gas tank out to do the work. I have had the gas tank in the trunk for the past few years but would like to mount it under the trunk. Problem.... Where do i put the gas cap? Thought about in the corner of the trunk..... maybe back in the stock location (left fender) or..... well you tell me. Where would you put it??? Here's a pic to get you thinking.
i always wondered that as well......seems like no matter what a feller does, gas finds a way to stink up a car......
Gas caps go over the bung hole.... heh... Sorry.. What about making the tail light hinge and put it behind there kind of 55-57 Chevy shoebox style?
i've got a 50 dodge sedan....doing the bag's also and plan on finding one of them push-and-pop style gas doors for my gas tank filler and will install it in the original spot on my driver's rear fender.
My taillights are in my trunk. Also thought about making a door on the rear spash apron and putting it there.
My vote is for NEVER in the trunk (or inside the passenger area as some folks do, amazingly enough). Especially if you are 1) a smoker, 2) are not bothered by leaky gas caps, 3) plan to travel a lot and do not yet realize how much of a hassle it is to unpack part of the trunk at every fill-up, 4) don't realize how wet your spare skivvies will get if you have to fill-up when it is raining, or 5) spill gas even when refueling when the filler neck is on the the outside of your daily driver! Gary
in the trunk with a sealed non vented gas cap. vent the filler neck outside of the car ...I use 1/4 -5/16 hard brake line and just route it out of the trunk compartment neatly. Yes you can get gas odor if you spill...so be mo careful!
Hate to botch up those clean lines, but,howzabout a door with a cable latch thats kinda flowing with them there clean lines. Dont bother me with run on sentences. its art.
I'd do a door with a release inside of the car. I had a gas fill in the trunk, it was a hassle to fill and gas allways dripped from the filler when I took it out. One time the pump didn't shut off when the tank was full and I had gas spilling inside of the trunk. You'd be surprised how slowly the flow stops when it the gas backs up!
I have a small hinged panel in the trunk that opens up to a short neck on the tank. Spills end up on the ground, not in the car. To keep the last couple drips out, I hold the gas cap under the nozzle, a trick I learned from a biker friend years ago. BTW - The car looks great!
amen, I have been running mine like this for more then 5 years now, no fumes inside the car. you HAVE to use a non vented cap, and my vent line has a 12" loop near the end so no gas spills out in a hard turn. a gas cap on a kustom is like a mole on a cute girl, she might be cute but you want to get a razor and slice that ugly thing off, and gas door does not make it better. put it in the trunk.
well add a flip open /non removeable gas cap ... way up high in the area between the back window and the decklid we have this set up on our 57 t-bird as the gas tank is now behind the seat like a pickup truck works well for keeping the whole rear floor clear get one from? old honda cycle .. cheap enough old dodge charger $$ if its a good one racecar type $$$$ old wooden boat ????? getting as old of one would be best someone knows when they first appeared on scooters like i'm thinking about having this needed barb in your flowing lines means it has to be placed just right ...... possibly adding two of them i think having the fill in the trunk in your cramped (chopped ) inside would lead to trouble.. seems a modern round filler door off a suburban or simular would be okay too so add the overflowinig devises here too after further review of your pic.. add a flip up rear plate ... build a hollow tower in the trunk for the filler neck that would seal around the top poking thru when the trunk is shut..you really don't use the whole trunk much any way do ya ?
Wherever you decide have it high up enough above top of tank that when filling it the fuel won't chug back at you.
That's the nicest custom Plymouth I've ever seen! My vote is for a push and pop filler door in the stock location OR: Another idea (maybe easier if you don't want to do bodywork) would be to box in the cap and filler just inside the trunk opening on the trunk floor so that when the trunk is closed it would seal against the open side of the filler box (with a rubber weatherseal of course). The filler tube could be mounted at about a 30 degree angle off the trunk floor with a slight bend to enter your tank. Put a drain/vent in the bottom so any spillage would drain out. You would only have to lift the trunk open about 6" to fill it too. Also all gas filler caps now made for cars of that era only vent to the inside to allow air to be pulled in when the tank empties (so you don't get vapor lock). They have a spring loaded ball or plastic cap inside them that won't allow vapor or pressure to escape. I have bought several caps recently for fords and chevies of that era and they are all made that way.
I'd use a new '65 Mustang tank if it'd fit. The kind where the top of the tank is the trunk floor. I'd use a non vented cap and vent the filler tube as suggested above and build a box with a drain hole for the tube over the cap to isolate it from the rest of the trunk. I forgot, that's the nicest custome Plymouth I've ever seen. I'd love to see a shot of the front.
If you decide to put the tank in the trunk it wouldn't be a bad idea to build a firewall behind the rear seat backrest from package tray to trunk floor sealed with caulk to keep the boom-boom fumes and flaming liquid in the trunk cavity if a problem occurs in an accident. Better a crushed trunk than barbequed girlfriend or wife and children!
yeah, just build up the floor to seal off at the plate. hinge the plate and call it a day. it'll be sealed off from the trunk, so no smell. you'll have a huge hump there when you open the trunk, but shit, man.. i wouldn't dirty that car up as clean as it is.. But, then again.. a gas door on a car is kinda like highline wires and telephone poles, they usually get ignored. So, your guess is as good as mine.
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