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fordracer7



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:15 am    Post subject: Fuel filler question Reply with quote

Anyone have any tips for making a good fuel filler?
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john843



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Fuel filler question Reply with quote

fordracer7 wrote:
Anyone have any tips for making a good fuel filler?




What year range are you looking at, current, recent, or a while ago?

John
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fordracer7



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I need mid to late 70's and early 80's.
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john843



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fordracer, there are a lot of different ways to replicate the older quik-fill type fillers but one easy way I've found is to drill the hole wherever you want it located along the quarter panel (or drill out the molded one if it is a Monogram stock car or anything else with one molded in) then glue a 1/4"x1/4" piece of .010 or .015 Plastruct or Evergreen sheet behind it. After you have sprayed the body color, blacken the flat bottom of the hole center with a Sharpie and take a small aluminum washer of the kind that you can get in little assortment packs that will JUST drop freely into the hole , exposing only the black center. When it looks right to you, put a small dab of SuperGlue on the back of the washer (along the outer edge so as not to have it squish out on the black center) and affix it. Very little to it but have had several compliments on how they look.

John
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fordracer7



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks John. That sounds easy enough. I'll give it a try.
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TheStig



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What size is the hole?
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john843



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

3/16th for 1/25th . and 3/16th or 1/4" for 1/24th.

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