AMD quarter fuel fill hole?
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not sure if this is a generic pic of a 71 Dart from AMD but this is from their website for a 71 Dart and according to them they only have 2 remaining.
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Looks a little small too
Professor Fate
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Makes me wonder which is off center- the hole or the recess... Hole is easier to fix if necessary- the recess not so much.
I tried enlarging the pic and quite honestly it shows the hole with a similar deviation from center
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Professor Fate
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Measure and make sure the recess is in the proper location (compared to your stock quarter). If it's not, it will skew your filler tube out of line and your fuel cap won't sit level/flush.
TrailBeast
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This is what I was going to mention.
The opening looks small, so maybe enlarging it and centering it at the same time might do the trick.
Good idea
72Dart6pack
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Stock location for a 1972 Dart.
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Looks like it might just need to be hogged out. Thanks for those photos! I'll wait before any surgery.
Good plan!
Yeah, I'd wait until I had all of the parts (filler neck & cap) in hand. Then do a trial fit to see if anything needs modifying.
When I was at Carlisle last year I looked at both skins left and right for 70 dart at a couple of vendors.
Each vendor had the fuel cutout offset like OP indicated. None would address them issue when I inquired. Went with Stephens performance for the passenger side figuring I’d wait until I seen one that was correct for the driver side. The passenger side skin has a small issue , it is with the side marker light cutout. It is too long horizontally by 3/8”. Minor issue but I called Stephens and was informed that’s how they all are that’s how the dies were made ok not correct but again minor issue. Yesterday at Carlisle I picked up the driver side skin for 70 dart the offset fuel cutout was still offset, inquired but same issue. All the skins Stephens had and one other vendor all were the same
Bought it anyway (got the clearance discount also)
I noted other A & B body panels were correctly punched.
My Plan also is to reinstall the gas tank filler tube and trial fit the panel along with the side marker then I will consider contacting AMD
POOR QC is my opinion
Each vendor had the fuel cutout offset like OP indicated. None would address them issue when I inquired. Went with Stephens performance for the passenger side figuring I’d wait until I seen one that was correct for the driver side. The passenger side skin has a small issue , it is with the side marker light cutout. It is too long horizontally by 3/8”. Minor issue but I called Stephens and was informed that’s how they all are that’s how the dies were made ok not correct but again minor issue. Yesterday at Carlisle I picked up the driver side skin for 70 dart the offset fuel cutout was still offset, inquired but same issue. All the skins Stephens had and one other vendor all were the same
Bought it anyway (got the clearance discount also)
I noted other A & B body panels were correctly punched.
My Plan also is to reinstall the gas tank filler tube and trial fit the panel along with the side marker then I will consider contacting AMD
POOR QC is my opinion
My AMD quarter panel fuel filler die punch is off slightly which shows when the cap is installed a slight tilt. I can live with that. If the punch was 1/4" forward it would have been perfect. It's a matter of measuring correctly when lining up the die punch.
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