Thanks, Trey!
I'm still waiting for an additional rear bumper to show up so I can chop it up and widen mine, so I decided to start working on my fuel filler neck. My issue is twofold. 1- I want my car to work with modern fuel pumps. All the pump nozzles here in so cal have those big springy vapor recovery tubes over the nozzle- which just don't properly fit 1967 Firebirds. One has to hold them back- guaranteeing fuel spillage and making refueling a PITA. So I'll take the opportunity to install a modern style filler neck (which is .25" larger diameter) and widen the area around the neck to allow the pump nozzles to fit. I also want to add the anti slosh/ anti siphon parts that modern cars have. 2- Since I recessed my tail panel the stock set up won't fit anymore, so I have to do something with it anyway...
Yesterday I raided my local wrecking yard and came home with three different filler necks for possible use. In my pic- the original Firebird is on the left, then is one from a Chevy Astro van, then a Jeep Grand Cherokee, then a Dodge full size van. I'm going with the Astro neck as it seems to fit well.
The dodge filler neck also had a checkball valve in it which is exactly what I wanted, so that is now going into my new filler neck.
I started to build the area around the neck, but got rained out so I'll have to continue another time.
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