Reply to "Speedster build progress"

Gordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

@Nadodave wrote: “1) I am pretty sure I modified and mounted the gas tank per the CMC manual, but I will double check.”

Well, the good news is that you installed the tank in the proper orientation ( it actually can only go in there one way, anyway). I just checked mine and that angled corner on the front driver side is in the same spot on yours and mine.

The bad news is that the filler needs to go to the opposite diagonal corner which puts it at the top of the tank, not the bottom. The filler should be on the flat spot in the top corner of the passenger side. If you pull the tank and take it to a radiator shop they should be able to move the filler to the right location AND weld a circular disk over the hole at the front driver side of the tank.

Take the tank to the radiator shop and get a quote AFTER you price a new tank from someplace for a ‘69 - ‘70 VW sedan ( like CIP1.com ) The price to move the neck might be more than a new tank!

1/5/213:05 PM

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