<VV> 1969 gas tank remove help needed

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/16/2009 3:28:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
Taruffi57 at aol.com writes:

I am  trying to move the filler neck downward so I can get the fender  gas  
tank door/flap off of my '69.  There is a little rust in there   that I 
want 
to weld up.  I was hoping to just take the filler  neck  loose at the two 
hose 
connections lower down, but they are  quite awkward to get  too.  Got the 
top two hose clamps loose  though.  Is there any trick to  this?  I don't 
really need  to pull the gas tank.

I don't see anything in the 1st Series Tech Tips  I have and my manuals  
wouldn't cover the '69 with the fuel return  metal pipe - which is jammed 
up  
against the backside of the steel  fuel cavity area.  Seems strange that  
Chevrolet designed this  to be so difficult to  remove.        Lots of 
cussing  so  
far....

Joe Dunlap



Joe,
 
On two '68s (which should be identical to your '69 filler pipe) I removed  
the tank before I got so frustrated and angry that I hurt the car or  
myself.  It all went very smoothly though more work was done--just much  less 
fiddling.  Not saying it can't be done without dropping the  tank.....
 
Bob Hall