Covering gas tank filter

Hi all,
I plan on sealing the inside of a new gas tank for the 74.  Besides being a
PITA are there any good tricks to covering the dip tube filter so that I
don9t seal it up tight.
TIA
Mike Gagne
Chapel Hill, NC

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