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Boyk67 Jan 9th, 00, 12:36 PM I purchased a new tank from NPD. I need to swap the filler neck, but I need to do this very carefully...spark...boom! What is the best way to do this, or do they sell a 67 Malibu filler neck out there. I don't have my catalogs in front of me. Maybe it's cheaper to buy a flame resistent suit. Thanks in advance. ------------------ - Dave 67 Malibu Ft Lauderdale, FL Harley Jan 9th, 00, 4:00 PM The suit won't help much if you "BLOW" this one. Just set it down flat on the ground and fill it with water. Propane torch ( or other flame producing device) the old one out. "No sweat". ------------------ Harley 69 461 El Camino Nitrous Model, 69 Chevelle coupe 70 El Camino,71 SS Camaro 79 Corvette Kerrville,Tx. A Camel is a Horse designed by a commitee Tom Lasater Jan 9th, 00, 4:11 PM I had the same problem with a tank purchased from NPD. I called around to a few of the local radiatior shops til I found a reputable shop to swap the filler neck from the old tank to the new. Prices ranged from 20 bucks to as high as 50 bucks. ------------------ 69 SS396 69 Malibu Ragtop 70 Monte 72 El Camino Team Chevelle Gold #33 ACES Member #02913 Chevelle Club of Michigan Rode shotgun in the ONLY Z16 convertible made. Ken's67RAT Jan 9th, 00, 7:03 PM I did this on my 67, the tank had rusted through. I got a tank from a 65 Impala( the tanks from a 65 or 66 Impala are the same, but the neck is shorter on the Impala). I did it the same as Harley said, the neck is soldered in, it wasn't hard to change.Good luck. [This message has been edited by Ken's67RAT (edited 01-09-2000).] JWagner Jan 9th, 00, 7:30 PM No problem!! Just hose it out with a lot of water and get on with it. Make sure that you have some way of getting the filler in the correct position when you solder it. Fred Aldrich Jan 10th, 00, 3:54 AM After doing the water thing, I used an air chisel to cut around the filler neck solder joint. Then removed the small piece of tank from the filler neck with a propane torch. Safety first on this one. ------------------ Fred Aldrich Web Site: www.GeoCities.com/~69_chevelle (http://www.GeoCities.com/~69_chevelle) Boyk67 Jan 10th, 00, 2:01 PM Thanks for your replies. I'll give it a shot. ------------------ - Dave 67 Malibu Ft Lauderdale, FL Fred Ont canada Jan 10th, 00, 3:45 PM Get yourself one of those big old soldering irons like Granpa used no spark no flame completly safe,just keep the source of heat( torch or whatever) well away from tank...FRED ------------------ | ||