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Thanks, I read through that post and a few others as I was researching this - but none of them answered the specific "how" - nor the canister in the trunk bit

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Ruh roh...

I'm replacing the fuel lines on my 73 dart - but the vent line that used to run to the charcoal canister is now going to be a vapor return line - so I'll need a different vent. I've seen suggested here many times that users could add a '69 style vent to the filler tube, plumb a loop up high...

Would you do $20 + shipping on this?

The Mopar Gods reeeeally want this mount to be rusty.... Noticed a few paint bubbles on the new part - rubbed a finger across them and found a surprise underneath!

I wouldn't say they look terrible - but not great either. I'll drop some pictures below - but either way, I'd prefer leaving the mounts where they are and fixing it properly. Here's a couple other shots I have on my phone:

After speaking with the guy who owns the restoration shop I'm going to bolt this together for the (slow and careful) 2-mile drive to his shop. He'll get it on the lift and do a full inspection so we can make a call on what needs addressing and how. They do a lot of work on cars from the 40s...

Triggering my PTSD

Nice ride!

Welcome - Nice Duster! And good luck w/ the build!

You know... normally I'm in the 'send it' crowd - I just cant talk myself into it with this one though. I'm sure it'd be fine for a bit but on the off chance it wasn't the risk would be too high. Gotta love these old cars!

Well @72bluNblu @RustyRatRod & @junkyardhero confirmed what I was thinking - I have a new mount on the way and I'm going to be visiting with a buddy who does fabrication work for a restoration shop to see if he'll help out with the welding. On a related question - do you think it would be...

My leaf spring saga continues. I just finished pulling the old springs and found a pretty rusted area on the front side of the driver's side frame where the bolts for the hanger come through like so: The other side isn't bad: This is the same spot after some "percussive maintenance" to...

Local welder did a great job on these