Flip top gas cap
10-08-2008, 05:02 AM
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RE: Flip top gas cap
Well it's not the type that you close with a tab, and it's not a bulky metal contraption like the original, if that's what you mean by "fake".
I just wish it was lockable, that's my only real beef with it.
I just wish it was lockable, that's my only real beef with it.
10-08-2008, 06:01 AM
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RE: Flip top gas cap
At times I still find myself pushing the "tab" as on my original Chargers/Challengers when I open the cap. First thing I purchased for my new Challenger was a Mopar locking gas cap as I still remember people playing with the flip up cap on the originals. It may not be the same as the old ones, but as 73Challenger said...."The R/T [SRT] flipping gas cap looks pretty darn great to me".....
10-08-2008, 07:54 AM
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RE: Flip top gas cap
I think he means "fake" by the new fuel door not having a mechanical latch on the outside of the fuel cap like the 70s Challengers did. BLK 6050 touched on it a little bit in his post. You had to push a "latch" so the fuel door would release and open. The new style just flips open, i.e there is no latch to depress to open it.
10-08-2008, 09:14 AM
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RE: Flip top gas cap
My 2 cents is ....HEY it looks GREAT to me ...Ok my only gripe is that its made out of plastic and with some of the abuse it may see plastic won't hold up real well. But it does the job and you can get a locking cap for inside. I just try and pump all the gas myself which sometimes is hard to do here in NJ. Fat Cat[sm=gears.gif]
ORIGINAL: Mopar_Nut
I think he means "fake" by the new fuel door not having a mechanical latch on the outside of the fuel cap like the 70s Challengers did. BLK 6050 touched on it a little bit in his post. You had to push a "latch" so the fuel door would release and open. The new style just flips open, i.e there is no latch to depress to open it.
I think he means "fake" by the new fuel door not having a mechanical latch on the outside of the fuel cap like the 70s Challengers did. BLK 6050 touched on it a little bit in his post. You had to push a "latch" so the fuel door would release and open. The new style just flips open, i.e there is no latch to depress to open it.
10-08-2008, 09:36 AM
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RE: Flip top gas cap
[quote]ORIGINAL: fatcat
My 2 cents is ....HEY it looks GREAT to me ...Ok my only gripe is that its made out of plastic and with some of the abuse it may see plastic won't hold up real well.
Plastic? The Dodge literature says its made of stainless steel.
My 2 cents is ....HEY it looks GREAT to me ...Ok my only gripe is that its made out of plastic and with some of the abuse it may see plastic won't hold up real well.
Plastic? The Dodge literature says its made of stainless steel.
