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Mr. Fixit!
SPF started machining a double threaded insert for their lemans caps in 1998 (?), right after it was their car that flipped at Run N Gun, ripping loose the cap, igniting and almost resulting in fatal injuries to the driver.
This is nothing against SPF, but rather a, "Jolly good job!" This could have happened to any number of different Cobras. SPF addressed the problem and came up with a solution!
They immediately came up with a machined insert that would screw into the lemans cap, then an OEM cap would screw into it!
Fuel cell? I'm all for it, but at close to a grand per for a "real" fuel cell, I don't see many people dropping the cash. A simple plastic gas tank posing as a "fuel cell" to me, is no better than a good qualty steel tank, surrounded by steel frame.
PSB, sorry to take so long to answer your questions. The Fling III, the new Insurance threads, and with the business, I am running full tilt!
To make a cheap, simple and safe fule entry apparatus, or simply called a gas cap:
Go to almost any auto dealership, Ford, GM, Chrsyler, OR for about 5 bucks your local salvage yard. I suggest a FORD SUV, or Dodge VANS. Remove the fuel insert, with cap. Find one that is a plastic insert or liner. Should unsrcew by simply removing four or five small bolts/screws.
Modify the inside collar of the lemans cap by simply grinding it out. Grind out enough that the lip that holds the cap will fit in. Insert from the bottom! Then simply adjust the lemans cap center screw to close. Two things may help you with a "fitment" problem. The screw will have to be ground to far, or you will have to cut a notch in the actual fuel cap for clearance.
If by chance you cut the cap out to far and actualy cut through, throw it away, right after you go to the local parts store and ask the guy for a variety of caps until you find one with a lower center section.
That's it. Short simple, cheap and very, very safe.
DV..now answer the question! How many of you are running a functional neutral safety switch!
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