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Womack2005
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Anyone else do this?

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PRCed and riveted the fuel cap flange to the RH tank skin WITHOUT installing the fuel vent line clip :x

Poop!
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JohnR
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Been there, done that. :oops:

At least it is an easy fix and no extra parts are required. :wink:
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Yipes. I just did this part on my left tank on Sunday. Let it dry then drill it out. It would be to friggin gooey to do while the sealer is still uncured.
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Yeah, it was shot 4 days ago so the PRC is totally cured by now. No big deal. Its just that I remember reading on multiple build sites not to forget this and then of course i did forget it :lol:
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Nope! Not on mine!

...but I did on Antony's!

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LOL!

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Yeah that was a fun weekend Johny.

We thought we did such a slick job, then oops!
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