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Old Aug 27, 2020 | 08:25 AM
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I need to know how you SEAL off a flip cap fuel system for my 68 vette..I see a lot of different choices but don't see how they work...Thanks /..Malcolm
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Old Aug 27, 2020 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by MelWff
Since we don't know what you are looking at, some retain the factory cap and the flip cap is purely decorative
This works-

I did a sort of custom flip cap- and used a "push through cap"

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/tnk-ptc


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👆 I did this too,, I like it 👌
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excellent...exactly what I was wondering...how do they work and keep the nozzle off the car...thanks for the pics...now I know what to order....Malcolm
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As the owner of a 78, I was wondering what everyone was talking about - then I thought back to filling my friend's 71 'vette when I was taking care of it for a few weeks. Filling that up was a pain... so these aftermarket caps let you take advantage of modern fuel nozzles with the vent stop?
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By the way...now that I'm learned...do I order a flip with the right size base plate or do you make hole in original lid or what?...THANKS for info...Malcolm
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