1949 had the fuel line at the bottom of the tank and it DOES guarantee a major fuel spill if the line is broken (or a "drip, drip, drip" if the connection isn't tight). I agree that you may (and probably should) have to buy a a replacement tank with the fuel line at the top. Which means you will not be able to use your stock sending unit. A word of advice is to ALWAYS ask if the threads are metric as a lot of "reproduction" parts come from china.


Always get a 2nd opinion, especially if I am the source of the 1st opinion.