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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 11:03 PM
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Can someone post a picture of an undamaged gas door opening lip in the area that covers the gas door hinge?

Here's a picture of what I'm talking about. I assume I'm just missing a corner.

Dad looked at 4 rear clips he had and none of them had anything there.
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Hi B,
Here you go.
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Out of curiosity, Alan, do you know of a difference in that little lip/ tab from 68-72? Something that coincided with a different gas door hinge?
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Hi B,
I know there's quite a difference in the latch on the earlier cars…. I don't know if they require a different configuration in the fiberglass opening in the deck or not?
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This is from my 72 it looks like Alan's
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Well, here's the $5 repair to get me through a few local shows this summer.
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Don't drop any cigarette ash on that little doily...
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Hi B,
Looks like a nice little repair!
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