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Final drilled the gas cap flange
I final drilled the T-406B fuel cap flange, using the cap in the cap flange as a guide for centering the flange in the tank skin opening. The cap flange has two slight bends in it to help it to conform to the curve of the tank skin. I drew lines on the flange with a sharpie to help me make sure that the bends were in the right position for drilling. UPDATE 8/21/2006: I was going to change out the gas cap for a different one that has a key lock on it, but NOOO. I found that if you want the locking gas cap, you have to order the whole kit and install a different fuel cap flange. Oh well, I'll get it right on the next RV.

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