Aluminum gas cap?

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pipeous said:
this thread got me thinking. I have fg, nutech and redcat 5th's sitting here so tried mixing and matching gas caps. the redcat has it's own thread pattern. the redcat cap will fit loosely on the fg but not vs vs
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That being said, you would think Redcat would have long since offered us a few alloy options to go with our Beasts. Now that I really think about it its kinda unusual that they haven't. I mean come on who doesn't like a nice blingin gas cap...lol
 
I have a extra I would sell if someone needs it its in blue will post a pic of it in a bit. And yes it is for the rampage.
 
forist said:
I have a extra I would sell if someone needs it its in blue will post a pic of it in a bit. And yes it is for the rampage.
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I'd be interested, whenever u have a chance to post a pic
 
Jeebus said:
Got it in the mail today, and it left to get shipped back today!
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Cool its done already! Thanks Taylor I greatly appreciate you doing this for me. I really liked that gas cap when I saw it, never realizing that it wasnt gonna fit. You have just kept me from wasting my money, without even costing me money, by doing this for free! Thanks again man was a cool gesture.... :)
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Its no problem man, I have a full 9min invested into it. Even at my shop rate, thats only 8.66$ of labor hahaha.


Taylor
 
Ha Darn it,


I did the same frigin thing, I just bought and received by mail today a Blue DDM Billet Gas Cap for HPI Baja: http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.4507/.f ......Honestly, I'm really dispointed, I tought most Baja part were fiting on the Rampage! Well, I guess I'll be way more carefull next time.


Jeebus: I've heard you can machine this part, would you be willing to do mine if it's possible? Let me know? :D


Thanks,


Yannik
 
Send it over, with full return postage.


Michigan Metal Works


Attn: Taylor Jardas


25 S. Westlawn DR


Midland, MI 48640
 
Great, thanks a lot! Do you mind if I send the gas cap on Monday? Also, do you need my other gas cap (stock)? I've seen a picture of one gas cap that you've done, a bit of paint came out...did it happened when you took the thread out?


Thanks again by the way, I trully appreciate your help! :D


Yannik
 
Yes, i would need you to send your stock gas cap as well.


On the aluminum gas caps if they are anodized a color, when i trim off the excess plastic stock cap, you will have a small area on the lower side of your gas cap that will have some of the anodizing removed and raw aluminum will show. This is because the stock gas caps do not spin true, and have a slight wobble to them regardless of how it setup in the machine, they must be a very cheep IMP and thats just how they are. there is really no way to avoid it, unless you want .1875" of plastic gas cap sticking out below your pretty aluminum one, which looks awfull.
 
Yannik said:
Great, thanks a lot! Do you mind if I send the gas cap on Monday? Also, do you need my other gas cap (stock)? I've seen a picture of one gas cap that you've done, a bit of paint came out...did it happened when you took the thread out?
Thanks again by the way, I trully appreciate your help! :D


Yannik
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That area is on the bottom of the cap Yannik and cant be seen when the cap is on the tank so its not a problem anyhow... ;)
 
Jeebus: Great, not a prob! I was just curious if it was there by mistake or on purpose. Like you said Lightning, you can't really see it. Is the inside cap glued or it's just really tight?


Jeebus: I will send you both cap Monday!


Thanks
 
chevy said:
ok let me know when you put the grommet in if it fits good because i never really bought the whole kit just the brass fitting and clamps if it fits im gonna see if i can get the grommet and use that, also make sure when you put the clunk on or filter that sits at the bottom of the tank use one of the clamps because mine fell off then i used the clamp and its not a problem i think it fell off because i use a brass clunk that i drilled out the center for more fuel flow but the clunk is heavy so it fell off then i had a fuel line fall off the fuel filter then i decided to use the clamps on all the ends of the fuel line and they worked well!! also the white plastic check valve is the exact same check valve that is used on all the echo power equiptment so if it gets clogged or broken you can get a new one at your local lawn/turf repair shop.
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Hey chevy, I got my gas cap back on monday so I finally got around to installing the grommet from the snappy kit. I wasnt sure if you still needed the info but here it is. The grommet is not the same design as the Redcat one, but it does fit! The Redcat one has the collar on it where the gas tank lip fits snuggly into it. The grommet from the snappy kit does not have the same collar its wider, so the tank lip doesn't fit into it. However it does still work... :) ...Its not fun trying to get it to fit, but it will go eventually with some patience. I found once I finally got it installed, it fits so tight that there were no leaks at all. I even held the truck upside down for a while to be sure, and there wasnt so much as a drop of fuel spilled. Once I was sure there were no fuel leaks I tried priming the carb. Success! it primed right up with no problem which means no air leaks either... :) ...I now have a nice clean organized fuel line setup and it looks great!
 
Ok here are a couple pics!


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Sorry it took so long to get them posted, my internet connection is having a fit today!
 
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