69 rambler fuel tank

You are correct, the lack of a trunk floor did not make them explode. The fuel neck was not attached to the tank, it was pushed in through an o-ring. When it came loose gas went into the car because of no trunk floor. I am corrected that the lack of a trunk floor did not cause the explosion, rather, it made the explosion more deadly for the occupants. There were many complaints of gas smell in the car and/or trunk from the filler. Below the floor would have been a little better, especially with a better filler neck.

Anyhow, my point is that the convertible has a piece of cloth separating the trunk from the car, so I didn’t wanted the tank below the floor.

Although using the fuel tank as the trunk floor is not one of Ford's betterideas that's not what caused the infamous Pinto fires. (I don't think the Pinto's tank was even made that way.) The problem was that the filler neck would tear away and rear axle bolts could puncture the tank in a rear-end collision.

I also used a Mustang tank.  I centered it and mounted it through the trunk since the trunk floor was rusty. Mine is also a EFI tank with internal pump and baffles.  I was able to modify a Mustang filler neck, the mounting holes line up with the holes in the Rambler tail panel, and the factory gas cap fits.

Bob

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