I completely redesigned the fuel system for my Pantera. Although what I had done below was a pretty slick set up, I didn't like how difficult it was to do maintenance to the fuel system. I decided to move things to where it is easier to access the various parts of the system. Please see my post on the Updated Fuel System here (https://johnspantera.blogspot.com/2019/08/updated-fuel-system.html).
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After a lot of thinking about where to fill the tank I finally settled for the passenger side window. I will have to come up with some kind of scoop or door to hide the fill tube but for now this will do. Here's a shot of the finished fill tube from the outside of the car.
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I pulled the actual fill nozzle from a pick-a-part in Oceanside CA. I believe it was from a 90's Ford Escape. I then cut out some cardboard to shape the sheet metal pieces I welded together to mount the fill neck. I ended up resetting the fill tube a bit to help hide it away inside the window. I left open the bottom 1/2 of the window hoping to be able to add a cold air intake inlet here to feed the Coyote I have mounted inside.
Here's a shot of what the fill neck looks like from inside the car.
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I cut and welded up some 1.5" dia stainless steel tubing I had laying around to turn the neck down from the passenger window down towards the tank opening. I then attached the welded tubing using 1.5" fuel line with clamps to make it all snug. You can just see a vent opening I left in the top of the fill neck to help regulate tank pressure. I will attach a rubber tube to the vent opening and route it down behind the back wheels at a later time.
I'll make another post later showing the scoop ideas when I get going on that project.
