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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 1270926" data-attributes="member: 11896">Ok so after much thought this is what I came up with.  Tell me if you think its a bad idea at any point and may fail not if you just think its stupid to move the location = I care to make sure its a safe modification I don't care if you don't get the form over function idea.Fist I took my hack saw and cut a nice straight cut in the straight section that goes through the floor.  I then got a piece of pvc that was nice and tight inside of the hose and even chamfered one side so it can hopefully flow a little better.  While I slid it on used a light layer of RTV gasket maker on the pvc and left a 1/16" channel between the hoses that I filled with Rtv.  After that I put a couple of layers of aluminum tape around the hole connection area just to try and keep any welding heat from burning the hose.  After that a couple of hose clamps put on as tight as I could including a small amount of locktight to ensure they stay tight.  I had to cut an extra inch of pipe off of the side that had the top of the filler neck because the rubber and metal are crimped/connected.  This w ay I can tighten up the upper hose clamp.  After that I carefully welded the pipe and then ground down the weld followed by some rustoleum paint.  Anyone see something that could fail?  I am slightly concearned about fumes so I am going to make a cover that will go over the plastic filler cut that use to be in the opening in the fender/door.  Any fumes left then would be evacuated via the original drain/vent hose that goes down through the floor.  Sound good?  I mean at this point I could still take the neck out of the parts car and put it back to stock but unless someone has a good reason why this will not work, the patch panel welding starts tomorrow....<img src="https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1493217_614252088656275_1107528065_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10155424_614252155322935_1087582396_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/1743680_614252288656255_267423122_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1939890_614252935322857_1943231617_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>