Owen Posted November 21, 2001 Share Posted November 21, 2001 I'm in my auto class last nite and this guy rolls up in his brother's 280z. From far away I immediately notice something weird in the gas filler area so I take a closer look. The guy had the flip-up filler cap from the newer Mitsubishi Eclipse (or Spyder?) in place of the original door. Looked really racy and would look even better if it was smoothed in. Seems like the Audi TT has a pretty good looking design as well. Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 21, 2001 Author Share Posted November 21, 2001 Or free from my friend at Mitsubishi Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratedZ Posted November 21, 2001 Share Posted November 21, 2001 so are you going to hook us up Owen? check outt the cry baby! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 22, 2001 Author Share Posted November 22, 2001 Heh, who knows. Maybe I can get some. What sucks is they weren't locking lids. I really need a solution to the "lift up the hatch and fill the cell" method. And my batt box is totally blocking the stock filler location from the inside. Maybe I'll put the filler door on the other side of the car? Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsumner Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 Check out boating supply shops for gas caps there are several that can be adapted for cars. Later, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 the best source for those doors ive found is motorcycles, and they are about half the price of the same looking car door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratedZ Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 About how much do they go for? I think that would look sweet on my zxt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 100.00 average for motorcycles 150-200 for cars. they are the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted December 2, 2001 Share Posted December 2, 2001 Check out JC WHitney.. they have the same type of gas cap as the Mitsu one and it costs around 90 I think Vinh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 I scored one off of eBay from a Honda CBR600 for.. get this... $14 shipped! I'm pretty stoked about that... So look around on eBay for a similar deal, you just might get lucky This is it here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=598504514&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1007455774&indexURL=0&rd=1 Now if someone could tell me, or give me some pointers as how to actually install this thing, I'd be grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thurem Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 If you wanna put a MC gascap in your car you should get the whole gastank (can you say junkyard), cause then you can cut out part of the mc tank(ie the top of the tank ) and weld it into your car and smooth it out. This way the cap will seal properly, you would have to attach a hose leading into your tank though. A friend of mine did it to his truck, looked pretty nice. Thure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 The thought of doing any welding on a gas tank is scary... Even if it is only a little peice, our autoshop teacher had a friend who got hurt pretty badly welding a gas tank, and he took all possible precautions... I'd still do it (thinking of it actually), though be pretty carefull in doing so... just my thoughts, Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Hmm.. don't have the gas tank unfortunately. So how difficult would it be to adapt this filler to the neck that connects it to the stock gas tank? I was thinking I can adapt some aluminum piping (or plastic or whatever) for that very same purpose. Any ideas? Also how would I fit this thing onto the body of the car? weld the gas door shut, cut a hole in it and stick the filler in? Has anybody here done this before? Hopefully we can get Big Phil to comment and provide some insight on the matter. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 man im scared of anykind of welding on my tank im just reroutng mine to fill from the hatch, and im smoothing that panel out...man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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