Pic of said cap, style?Anyone make a Monza style flip up gas cap that is not terribly involved to install on a later style X gas neck? I know that BAT sells a lot of them but not aware of any that would be simple to install. Not ready to reinvent something that may have already been done.
Pic of said cap, style?
Funny you mention that. I have a flip cap off an old Triumph TR6 that I'd like to install on one of my X's. I played around with it some. This one has a metal neck that sticks down and allows a simple hose connection to attach it to the stock filler tube, just like the stock cap is. But the stock location isn't good for a couple reasons. The biggest being it is too close to the sail pillar and rear glass to allow the top to flip open far enough. If you rotate it enough it will open more, but then it looks worse. So I decided if I want to use it then I'll modify the filler tube arrangement to relocate the cap a couple inches further back. That would also improve the visibility factor of it. I bought some miscellaneous filler hoses from other models with odd bends and lengths, just to play around with. But haven't done too much with it yet. If you have the early style engine lid with the plastic side covers, then you will have to move the hole for the cap. I haven't looked at the later style engine cover to see what would be necessary (although mine is a later car, I'm using the early type cover).You might look at the flip up style cap on a Triumph.
That's interesting. Should leak a whole lot less than the regular "Monza" style ones. And certainly better that the old Triumph one I have; the "seal" on it is just a flat piece of rubber across the top that is supposed to contact the neck when the cap is closed. But with the cap being hinged it tends to contact much more on one half than the other, allowing leakage. However I also paid $5 for it, a fraction of what the new ones go for. I'll have to see if mine is large enough to modify so it fits over a regular cap. Not sure if that's getting into the realm of those "fake" gas filler covers?:a standard type cap under the flip lid
But have you seen the price? About the total value if my X.BAT sells new flip top caps
But have you seen the price? About the total value if my X.