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Re: Rear body panels - Bumper guard holes?

To: "Gary McCormick" <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>,
Subject: Re: Rear body panels - Bumper guard holes?
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 21:07:57 -0500
I agree. Leave the filler where it is. There is no breather so the tank will
breath into the trunk.

Remember gasoline isn't nearly as combustionable as gas fumes. A spark or
static electricity could be deadly. A second coming of Timothy McVeigh?

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McCormick" <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
To: "Laury, Victor" <LauryV@MTA.NET>
Cc: "'Dziuba, Larry'" <LarryD@pengrowth.com>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: Rear body panels - Bumper guard holes?


> Re: moving gas filler to the trunk
>
> Isn't there a concern w/fumes accumulating? I know it's not as big a deal
as in a hardtop,
> where fumes could accumulate and invade the passenger space, but for fire
safety reasons,
> isn't the fuel filler cap better left where it is?
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
>
> "Laury, Victor" wrote:
>
> > Larry, You, like myself and many others, like the clean look, so now is
the
> > best time to go with that plan. Cover the holes for the bumper end
rubbers,
> > fill the license plate Light holes as well, Then get your self a 68
bumper
> > (good one on ebay today) (leave the over-riders off) and a license light
for
> > that. Fill the holes for the big refectors and get the smaller early
models.
> > To go one step beyond, move your gas filler to the trunk, and fill that
as
> > well. SMOOOTH! This is my plan when time comes to paint the 70.
>
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