Silvia Club of NSW

so my cap thing that the fuel cap screws onto fell off (the part where you put the fuel pump nozzle into)
what are some strong shi*t out there that will keep this SOB on?
i've tried epoxy on it and it just fell off a few months later.

any ideas??

surely someone must know of some strong sh*t out there

duct tape and cable ties


usually theres some strong shit out there, just go to the hardwhere/auto shop and get the strongest one

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LOL ill ask my dad on the weekend, he knows all that sort of shit (what glues stick best to materials, strong glues etc)

he works at Ace Packaging Supplies on clearview place if your desperate. names Colin.

if you could that would be muchly appreciated ~bb~

locky, its a skyline, not a silvia

ive tried metal epoxy putty.
it was good while it lasted!

did you clean the surfaces before you applied the epoxy? if its not real clean it wont stick properly. might be worth getting rid of the other stuff and trying again

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from what ive heard alot of glues dont like to stick well to plastic..

but yeah no worries whyte. i'll let you know what he says (glue wise!)

yep i cleaned the surface before hand.
its metal to metal if you must know

appreciate the help bb.

I had the same problem.

stickerflex did the job from autoone/repco or whatever in goulburn...sets great with metal on metal.

Hmmm.... Metal on metal you say....

Tried WELDING...????

Before you go "oh its fuel tank, won't that = KABOOM" ,

drain tank,
fill with water to within roughly 50mm of weld site, will prevent any vapors from igniting,
weld (MIG coz it's easiestand will do the job perfectly),
empty,
allow to dry out (COMPLETELY!!!),
re-fill with fuel!

Done!

NOTE: Easy if you have several types of welder on hand, if not you may need to borrow one from a mate.

If possible take the tank out and the broken piece to a shop, they may do it for you. some places wont do it purely coz of the KABOOM factor.

EDIT: if too much hassle, SCOTCHWELD by 3M will do it. Sticks planes together so it must be good.

Hope this helps.
Cam.

Hi my 33 had the same prob,used sikaflex been fine for 6 years.

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ahh yes, good ol sikaflex, i forgot about that, thanks for the tip guys,
sorry but no welding.

Cheers

if it's just the filler neck,you could remove and mig weld that up away from the car.

that isn't dangerous. on the car obviously is...

I did an unleaded filler conversion on my sprinter,and welded the original neck and a late model corolla's filler together. clean everything thoroughly first,and no explosions....


Justin...

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its too much work to take out the whole filler neck and to get it welded,
sikaflex should do the job