Reply to "Fuel tank drain plug thread"

Depends on how 'finished' you want the assembly to look, and which year Pantera you own. The '71-72 cars had a fuel-out pipe that was welded in place with a banjo fitting up top. The '73-on cars had the fuel-out pipe integral with the gas gauge sending unit. These senders retrofit into the old tank, providing a clean, neat fuel return but are expensive. A couple of years ago in PI magazine, I desribed a home-made mod that added such a line, in 3/8" size, to the early Pantera sender. This size supports at least 500 horsepower (the stock small size is only good for about 400), and has now survived 2 yrs & 3000 miles in our '72 Pantera, with no leaks. Adding a fuel-anything to the tank drain plug is IMHO, wrong mechanically, ugly esthtically and amateurish. Anything hanging down from the tank bottom is very vulnerable to road trash hitting it. This could break the dangling fitting collection or crack the thin tank bottom, resulting in an engine fire, as the headers are only inches away & airflow is up toward them at that point.