New Repro '68 - '70 Charger Fuel Filler Tubes?

[bill440rt]

They are usually rusted where they pass thru the trunk floor, & commonly pitted which makes for a bad seal.

[charge69]

I did not want to go to the effort to find a new-original zinc plated one and ended up just painting (satin-aluminum color with flat clear sealer) mine. It ended up nice but, not original looking.  It is the original fuel filler neck to the car so, if I wanted to pull it and have it re-zinc plated, I could but, I don't think it is worth the effort right now. it sealed perfectly to the gas tank and has no pitting, just looked a little "dim" and had a rusty patina on some areas.

The new repros look very nice but, definitey not original.

[Supercharged Riot]

I purchased one

[Fred]

Let us know how it fits.

[maxwellwedge]

I wonder if they even tried one on a car......Like the repro valve covers, fuel sending units, bad vapor separators...etc.

Hope they fit alright for you guys.

I buy all my repro parts from great quality don't see these being different.....great to deal with.

I am not slighting the dealer. Most of these dealers are not the manufacturer. My point was that a lot....and I do mean a lot of reproduction stuff gets screwed up when the prototypes go to the orient and manufactured incorrectly. If they even tried the stuff on a few cars before selling it - they would quickly figure out the stuff is not right. I can name dozens of parts that are incorrect/non-fitting/non-working.

On another note - I have had great success tumbling original tubes. If they aren't all pitted, they come up looking great. You need two things for this to be successful. A decent original tube, and access to a tumbler that is big enough for the piece to fit in. This could be tough - as the Charger tube is very long.

[PlainfieldCharger]

Just got mine today Looks well made, looks awesome has the vent line too. Maybe a little to shiney compared to the original but I think it is good to install it after driving season.

[Charger-Bodie]

Recieved and installed mine today. Fits awesome. It is too shiney,but Thats fine on this car. Concourse maybe not ,but a nice part at a nice price.

[Daytona R/T SE]

Recieved and installed mine today. Fits awesome. It is too shiney,but Thats fine on this car. Concourse maybe not ,but a nice part at a nice price.

Cool.

I just added it to my shopping list

[bill440rt]

Recieved and installed mine today. Fits awesome. It is too shiney,but Thats fine on this car. Concourse maybe not ,but a nice part at a nice price.

Brian, is it chrome plated? Bright zinc?
Hard to tell from the pic.
I dunno, perhaps some scotch brite or flattening clear would tone it down a bit?

[Charger-Bodie]

Its Chromed, But it actually doesnt look bad. It doesnt look correct,but on a rally nice car its great. Plus, I think if you wanted one for a points car you could strip the chrome off and have it tinned or leaded or whatever the process really consists of.

[Daytona R/T SE]

Recieved and installed mine today. Fits awesome. It is too shiney,but Thats fine on this car. Concourse maybe not ,but a nice part at a nice price.

I just got my new filler tube today.

Did you have any problems with the vent tube where it goes through the floor?

At first look, it appears to be bent wrong?

Did you have to "tweak" it?

Here's mine:

[Charger-Bodie]

I actually just used a new one that came in a line kit I had. It is bent wrong though.

[Daytona R/T SE]

I actually just used a new one that came in a line kit I had. It is bent wrong though.

Thanks.

I thought it looked wrong.

I do have a tubing bender.

I bet when I bend it that chrome will peel off like a bad toupe' 

[Lord Warlock]

I hadn't really planned on buying a replacement for mine, although the original was rusty/scaled on the flat bar at the bottom that fit inside the tank,  but mine has the original locking gas cap stuck in the top, it'd cost almost as much as buying the new one than taking the original to a locksmith to remove the gas cap.  Replacing the floor, tank, fuel lines etc, so probably makes sense to get a new tube as well.  Can always worry about the old gas cap later.

[fy469rtse]

I think the s/s gas tank is great but OMG! shipping to Australia is $984.50.     I'll pass.

fred contact russel at just mustangs, he will get it put in one of he's containers, if you really wanted one , theres always a way to get big items over to here

[Lord Warlock]

Ordered a new one today, looked at the old one and decided it just wasn't worth cleaning it.  Will the chrome cause an issue fitting into the grommet to the tank? 

where do you get a tubing bender at? Need to bend the fuel line replacement i got previously.  Waiting for the new trunk floor panels which should arrive today via fedex. 

[Daytona R/T SE]

Ordered a new one today, looked at the old one and decided it just wasn't worth cleaning it.  Will the chrome cause an issue fitting into the grommet to the tank?  

where do you get a tubing bender at? Need to bend the fuel line replacement i got previously.  Waiting for the new trunk floor panels which should arrive today via fedex.  

I got my cheapie tubing bender at NAPA.

It's made for brake and fuel lines.

Any auto parts store should have them.

[squeakfinder]

     Anybody filled there tank after installing one of these? Wondering how they worked out. Just discovered my original tube is leaking under the undercoating a couple inches out of the tank. Of course I had to fill the tank to find this out.

[Charger-Bodie]

     Anybody filled there tank after installing one of these? Wondering how they worked out. Just discovered my original tube is leaking under the undercoating a couple inches out of the tank. Of course I had to fill the tank to find this out.

I have and it works great.

[squeakfinder]

    Good to know, thanks. I've temporarily fixed the problem by going for a drive.
But, looks like I'll be ordering one.