73 gas door
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I've been looking in catalogs and ebay and cannot find the gas door. I can find the gas cap all day but he gas door seem sto be eluding me. anyone havae any advice on where to find one , mine is pitted badly. I live in Tx. but the car came from Pennsylvania. Tks Troy
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Pitted?
Hmmm... I thought they were made of fiberglass.
Heres the door for the '73
CALL FIRST! Docs prices are not always up to date.
http://docrebuild.com/dr-r-web/GAS-DOOR.pdf
Hmmm... I thought they were made of fiberglass.
Heres the door for the '73
CALL FIRST! Docs prices are not always up to date.
http://docrebuild.com/dr-r-web/GAS-DOOR.pdf
Last edited by Bob Onit; Aug 26, 2007 at 11:39 PM.
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The door is made from die cast I believe. You should be able to get a good used one from a corvette salvage yard. Luckily the 73 fuel door is used on quite a few year cars. I know I have seen quite a few at flea markets used.
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Unless the pot metal gas door is just totally eaten up, you should be able to put it into corrosion cleaner (like CLR) to get rid of the "crud". Then use sandpaper, dremel, steel wool, etc. to clean it up and smooth the surfaces. Use body putty or JBWeld epoxy to fill pitted areas, then sand smooth again. Prime and paint....shouldn't be a problem. Since they can be repaired to look like new, no one sells replacements. Salvage yards or eBay are your only other choices.
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Unless the pot metal gas door is just totally eaten up, you should be able to put it into corrosion cleaner (like CLR) to get rid of the "crud". Then use sandpaper, dremel, steel wool, etc. to clean it up and smooth the surfaces. Use body putty or JBWeld epoxy to fill pitted areas, then sand smooth again. Prime and paint....shouldn't be a problem. Since they can be repaired to look like new, no one sells replacements. Salvage yards or eBay are your only other choices.
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I'm not sure why you would want a gas door plated...unless you are thinking of chroming it. If you did want a chrome one, your best bet is to send a cleaned--but unrepaired--door. The chromer will have his/her way of fixing the pits and anything you might do to it could compromise their process. The plater will fill in the damage and get it ready, copper plate it, then chrome it. Not sure why you'd want to go to all that throuble for a gas door; you'd be better off to buy a flip-type chrome racing gas lid. They, at least, look cool. No need to plate pot metal if you are just going to paint it.
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tks I'd like to see it. troythefixer@yahoo.com
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I'm not sure why you would want a gas door plated...unless you are thinking of chroming it. If you did want a chrome one, your best bet is to send a cleaned--but unrepaired--door. The chromer will have his/her way of fixing the pits and anything you might do to it could compromise their process. The plater will fill in the damage and get it ready, copper plate it, then chrome it. Not sure why you'd want to go to all that throuble for a gas door; you'd be better off to buy a flip-type chrome racing gas lid. They, at least, look cool. No need to plate pot metal if you are just going to paint it.
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Im still looking,i tore the garage apart this morning,i found the chrome trim sitting on my bench but no gas lid,i dont get it i used it for a template to make a trim piece so its here i know it.Ill look again tonight,maybe i left it at work ill look today.