Fuel Tank Support straps And Mounting Studs

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An example of an incorrect part that is being sold for the 1966 and 1967 Dodge and Plymouth B-Body cars including Coronets, Chargers, Belvederes, Satellites and GTX's by many of the aftermarket part suppliers such as Year One, is the fuel tank support strap mounting stud.

This part as well as the fuel tank support straps themselves are NOT interchangeable between the 1966-67 B-Body cars and the 1968 and later B-Body cars. I will post all of the correct information for these parts from the 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 Chrysler Factory Parts Books along with pictures to show the differences between the parts used on 1966 through 1970.

Unfortunately, at this time, nobody that I'm aware of is reproducing the special "?" question mark shaped studs that were used on all of the 1966 and 1967 B-Body cars, so if you need one, you will have to find a used one in a wrecking yard, or on ebay and other similar places. As far as the aftermarket fuel tank strap studs that are being reproduced goes, they are correct for the 1968 and 1969 models except station wagons and possibly the 1970 models, but I can not confirm that regarding the 1970 models.

1966 And 1967 Model Year Dodge And Plymouth B-Body Cars - "?" Style Stud And Nut:

Part number: 2660872
1966 and 1967 Factory Part Books section number: 14-88-27
Part description: Stud, fuel tank support strap
Applications: All 1966 and 1967 Dodge and Plymouth B-Body models except station wagons
Quantity used per car: ONE (1)

Part number: 6023397
1966 and 1967 Factory Part Books section number: 14-88-27
Part description: Nut, stud, fuel tank support strap
Applications: All 1966 and 1967 Dodge and Plymouth B-Body models
Quantity used per car: ONE (1) (I use two of these on my 66 Coronet 500 for added safety)



1968 And 1969 Model Year Dodge And Plymouth B-Body Cars - "J" Style Stud And Nut:

Part number: 1944171
1968 and 1969 Factory Part Books section number: 14-88-27
Part description: Stud, fuel tank support strap
Applications: All 1968 and 1969 Dodge and Plymouth B-Body models except station wagons
Quantity used per car: TWO (2)

Part number: 6023397
1968 and 1969 Factory Part Books section number: 14-88-27
Part description: Nut, stud, fuel tank support strap
Applications: All 1968 and 1969 Dodge and Plymouth B-Body models
Quantity used per car: TWO (2)



Below is the current Year One listing on their web site for the fuel tank support strap mounting studs. This is the only stud that they sell, which is only correct for the 1968-69 model year cars. They advertise their studs as being correct for use on 1966 models, but not 1967 models which both use the same style "?" question mark shaped stud, not the "J" shaped stud, so they are incorrect for the 1966 model year cars and I'm not sure if they are correct regarding the 1970 B-Body cars which use a different part number for their fuel strap mounting stud than all of the 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 model year cars.




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[B]Fuel tank strap stud pair, 1966 A-and B-body, 1968-1974 A-, B- and C-body, and 1971-1974 E-body models. [/B]


Fuel rank strap studs.

NOTE: 1966-1967 cars use only one tank strap. On these cars only one stud is required. Please check your car before ordering.



1970 Model Year Dodge And Plymouth B-Body Cars - Fuel Strap Mounting Stud:

Part number: 2643824
1970 Factory Part Book section number: 14-88-27
Part description: Stud, fuel tank support strap
Applications: All 1970 Dodge and Plymouth B-Body models except station wagons
Quantity used per car: TWO (2)

I do not have a picture of this 1970 style fuel tank support strap stud, so if anyone can supply a picture, please let me know.

Likewise, the single fuel tank support strap that are used on the 1966 and 1967 B-Body cars are NOT interchangeable with the dual support straps that are used on the 1968 and later cars. They are mounted into the cars in completely different ways and are not the same size. The 1966 and 1967 B-Body models have their single fuel tank support strap mounted in a side to side (east, west) of vehicle pattern, while the 1968 and later B-Body models have their dual support straps mounted in a front to back (north, south) of vehicle pattern.

The picture below (not my car) shows how the 1966-67 B-Body "?" question mark style fuel tank support strap stud mounts on the car. The hook end of the stud fits into a hole on the rear frame rail on the passenger side of the car behind the rear wheel and as mentioned above, the single support strap runs east / west across the fuel tank and has a tab on the other end of the fuel tank support strap that fits into a slot on the drivers side rear frame rail.



This last picture is one that I took that shows on e of the 66-67 style studs next to one of the 68-69 style studs so that you can see how totally different they are.



Richard