Small rubber bumpers between gas tank and trunk floor

[Finoke]

Are the small rubber bumpers that go between gas tank and trunk floor brace available new? I seem to have lost one.

Thx
Tom

[green69rt]

Year??

[Nacho-RT74]

Sure is not a 3rd gen Charger!

[Finoke]

Year??

1970

[kent]

I don't remember seeing anything like that when I took mine apart Tom. Where exactly were they? Which trunk floor brace?

[Alaskan_TA]

Here is a photo of one installed, passenger side;

[70gtx440dana]

I don't recognize it as a 70 Charger part either. 

[kent]

Well I'll be damned. I never had one on mine. 23000 miler.

Thanks for the info Alaskan_TA

[Alaskan_TA]

There is one on each side of the tank & they help locate its position for installation, so they can be seen with the tank installed.

[green69rt]

Must be 70 and later,not on my 69.  Never seen them repro but was not looking either.

[Finoke]

HI Guys, I'm told by a reputable source that a 1970 Charger only gets one. Thats all I had when I dropped the tank. I confirmed by looking at the passenger side and did not find a screw hole. But there is one on the drivers side. Tom

[Finoke]

Also, I've had a bunch of cars over the years. I do remember having a B body with these blocks on both side. I just can't remember which one LOL>

Edit... I looked at some pictures of my 70 RR resto and that had blocks on both sides.

[70gtx440dana]

Interested to hear about the use of these bumpers on 70 B bodies. If they are used on 70 Charger...I will need the details.   Joe

[tan top]

 i'm far from an expert ! but think its only a 70 thing as Alasken _TA  mentions above 
unless it varies from assembly plant & or trunk floor brace suppliers

all the 68s & 69s I've seen!  the gas tank location tab thing is actually metal & is spot welded on &  part of the trunk floor support , see first picture !  second pictures is of a unrestored 70 charger. cant say that ive ever looked & or studied  that area on a 70 b-body enough  & this was / is  the first time ive heard about this till now .

3rd picture ! AMD lists the same one for all 3 years

[Finoke]

Good stuff, thx Tan Top!

[70 sublime]

70 Charger has a big square metal brace on the passenger side between the gas tank and the frame rail also that earlier Chargers do not have
Looks like something to help keep the tank from sliding over and pulling the filler neck out of the other side

[tan top]

70 Charger has a big square metal brace on the passenger side between the gas tank and the frame rail also that earlier Chargers do not have
Looks like something to help keep the tank from sliding over and pulling the filler neck out of the other side

[kent]

Well the more I thought about this the more I wasn't sure. I should of just kept my mouth shut if I didn't know for sure. But I ASS u ME ed I was correct about my car not having them.
Sooooo I went back and looked at my pictures from 2003. Looky looky! From my untouched 23000 miler. Well now I have to go rummaging through my rubber boxes where I kept all the old plugs hoses and belts.

[kent]

70 Charger has a big square metal brace on the passenger side between the gas tank and the frame rail also that earlier Chargers do not have
Looks like something to help keep the tank from sliding over and pulling the filler neck out of the other side

Yeah I forgot about that one too. I had that part and couldn't figure out what it was for and where it went. I did a thread about that over at the 70 Registry.

Great to be getting old! By the time the car is finished I wont remember how to get in!!!

[70gtx440dana]

I hope there is a source for these. Looks like I am needing a pair for my 70 Charger.

[kent]

^^^^NICE!

I'm thinking the same thing. Or I might make something up if I can find my old ones out of a practice puck. Maybe throw some dimensions on the one you have Finoke. I see it's attached with a hex screw.

[70gtx440dana]

^^^^NICE!

I'm thinking the same thing. Or I might make something up if I can find my old ones out of a practice puck. Maybe throw some dimensions on the one you have Finoke. I see it's attached with a hex screw.

The dims would be great.....also a couple photos of the attaching screw.

[70 sublime]

Nice picture of a green car 

Looks like the gas tank brace that goes across the middle of the tank on the bottom of trunk floor does not have a bump on either end to help keep the tank centered on a 70

[70gtx440dana]

I do not see these rubber pieces called out in the 70-71 parts catalog. I was hoping to find a part number. No luck yet.

[70gtx440dana]

Nice picture of a green car 

Looks like the gas tank brace that goes across the middle of the tank on the bottom of trunk floor does not have a bump on either end to help keep the tank centered on a 70

Correct.....flat brace. You can also see the two holes for these rubber pieces to attach.

[kent]

Yep flat brace only on the 70 Charger

[Alaskan_TA]

Yep flat brace only on the 70 Charger

Well........

Only on all 1970 B-bodies with the possible exception of station wagons.

My 1970 Coronet & Sport Satellite use the same brace as the Charger & others.

[kent]

I guess I should have worded that differently Alaskan_TA.  Meaning flat brace only on the 70 Charger. No raised indents or out dents?? lol

Going to see if I can find those bumpers this evening once the wife goes to work.

[70gtx440dana]

Curious to get more knowledge about these rubber bumpers. I just looked under my 70 road runner which was built at the LA plant. It has the complete original fuel system. And guess what? The tank brace has no rubber bumpers or holes in the brace for them. The brace is flat as discussed above. I am wondering if these bumpers were used plant specific or model specific. My 70 Charger brace has the holes......so I assume it likely had the bumpers at one time. Looking forward to learning more on this topic.   Joe

[Alaskan_TA]

My 1970 Coronet & 1970 Sport Satellite have the 'flat' brace as mentioned above.

Both are 1970 St.Louis cars - just like all the 1970 Chargers were.

The Coronet has the rubber blocks while the Sport Satellite has the holes for the screws, but no rubber blocks.

Original undercoating car, so they were not there when new on the Sport Satellite.

[kent]

Got them. Right under my nose. Glad I marked every things from years ago. 2003!!! Time to put her together.
Just resizing and down loading pictures with measurements. Oh yeah if you have to make some maybe more of a normal hockey puck.

I'll be back in a few.

[kent]

Ok I know it's only a little block of rubber but it's our block of rubber! lol

Here's seven pictures from every angle with measurements. It's all I got.

[70gtx440dana]

Ok I know it's only a little block of rubber but it's our block of rubber! lol

Here's seven pictures from every angle with measurements. It's all I got.

Awesome photos.....any chance to get a depth on that counter bore?  I am going to have James Filmore at DMT look at making these.

[kent]

Oops. Forgot that one. I'm on it. It's still on the kitchen table. Give me a couple.

[kent]

You what they say... it's not who I know it's who you know! lol Should be real easy to reproduce. Minus the part# A little Penstar would be nice though.
Look how that undercoating protected that thing. I washed it off when I put it away 16 years ago.
There's that's the last dimension. I think??

Oh I forgot to add those numbers are pretty dam close. Give or take a thous.

[tan top]

 

just out of curiosity . is that a part number I can just about make out   in  Kent's  pictures ?  

had a look in the 70 -71  parts manual , cant see anything  

[kent]

Well that's what I thought it was. What numbers are you seeing TT?

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You know ma. She just put that there to drive the kids nuts.

[tan top]

Well that's what I thought it was. What numbers are you seeing TT?

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You know ma. She just put that there to drive the kids nuts.

well I was  trying to see the  number next to the pentastar  & was looking like 2811861,  I know or don't know  or remember or i'm confusing this with something else !   that the numbers on the parts was not necessarily / not  the dealer/ factory part reference number ,  but was hopping that number may well have showed up  some where  

[Alaskan_TA]

This may help?

2811861 is the seven digit part number.

99201 is the five digit vendor code.

[70gtx440dana]

This may help?

2811861 is the seven digit part number.

99201 is the five digit vendor code.

2811861 is not in the 70-71 parts catalog. I also struck out on a google search. This part and it's usage seems very obscure. Would love to know the screw part number as well.

[tan top]

This may help?

2811861 is the seven digit part number.

99201 is the five digit vendor code.

think ive found it ! its in the 69 parts book ! not got time at moment to search for a picture diagram etc , heres a screen capture , if no one else investigates it further ! will have a look later tonight or over the weekend 

[Alaskan_TA]

My 1970-71 part book has it listed for R W (Belvedere & Coronet) and AR (use As Required for 6-passenger station wagons.

Interesting because my '70 Coronet has them, my '70 Belvedere does not but my former '70 Charger did have them.  

[70gtx440dana]

Thanks Barry!  I have now located it in my parts book as well. Hopefully I can find a pair of these soon.