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06-09-2008, 06:51 PM #1
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black- 1998 Camaro SS
Billet Fuel Door install ques
Anyone done the mitsubishi Fuel door replacement lately? I just got mine had it painted and I am planning on installing..but would like to get some more detailed instruction on just how it attaches....I read a thread from a long time ago but it really lacked a lot of detail..any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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06-09-2008, 10:03 PM #2
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06-09-2008, 11:41 PM #3
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
I think It is just a lot of drilling out the rivets and bolting them in. I always thought it looked good and would look damn fine painted black.
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06-15-2008, 08:24 PM #4
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Sebring Silver Metallic- 1995 Pontiac Firebird
Saved these instructions a while back. They're not mine, and I would give credit to the person who made them, but I can't remember where I came across it.
Its fairly straight forward
You'll need some washers that are ~1/4 - 3/8 in OD...and that fit the bolts that came with the new fuel door.... you'll use them to sandwich your new door and the car body together....
You'll find it easier too if you remove your rear tire and wheel and loosen up the black body panel inside your wheel well...it just has some plastic screw keepers
1. Open your fuel stock door...you'll see some pop rivets that circle your door...get a drill that’s just barely larger than the size of the center of the pop rivers... and drill them out..
2. Pull the door off
3. If your going to re-use your plastic overfill catch thingie you’ll have to mod it by notching it where the screws on the new fuel door will pass thru it and notch it or drill out holes for them to pass thru... if your not going to re-use then proceed on to step 4.
4. Press the new fuel door against the outside of the cars body…. and at the same time place the bolts that came with the fuel door thru the holes on the fuel door...and thru or around the catch cup if you used it… they will not need to go thru the body of your car. in fact I don’t think they even come close..
Anyway...use the nut and washer to "sandwich" the body of the car between the washers and the fuel door. Don’t over tighten so that you can make minor adjustments for fit as you go.
5. Do the same for all bolts on the cover put everything back.. then check the fit and tighten everything down
6. Have a beer...your done
This took me about 35 minutes..its very straight forward....If you do a neat job at drilling out the stock fuel door you can very easily roll-back your mod to stock...
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06-15-2008, 08:41 PM #5
Does anyone have any pics of this?
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06-15-2008, 09:11 PM #6
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
I do.. give me a sec and Ill edit this.
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Last edited by JoshieDoom; 06-15-2008 at 09:18 PM.
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06-15-2008, 10:41 PM #7
I was going to do this to my car when i first bought it,but didnt flow with my color.
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06-15-2008, 10:46 PM #8
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
Powdercoat that bastard SOM
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06-16-2008, 05:45 AM #9
thanks buytdo you also have a pic from farther back to see the whole car with it
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06-16-2008, 07:30 AM #10
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black- 1998 Camaro SS
Billet Fuel Door
Thanks everyone! Got it installed was not as difficult as I thought..in fact I did not even have to jack car up or take off rear wheel just reached thru open fuel door to attach washers..tightened..ready to roll!
I will post pics...I had mine painted black, same color as my car...left the hex headed screws billet....looks real good!
Tron
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06-16-2008, 09:03 PM #11
would this work on a 3rd gen (1987 iroc) and how much would this cost?
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06-17-2008, 09:48 AM #12
I think the fuel doors are about $80 but I don't think it would fit the curves (or lack there of) on the 3rd gen.
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06-19-2008, 07:15 AM #13
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BLK/BLK w/CGM Stripes- 2010 Camaro 2SS/M6
NICE! Can we have some pics zoomed out so the whole side is visible? Maybe something I would look into doing. Mine is white so even keeping it in the original finish wouldn't be too bad.
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06-20-2008, 12:04 PM #14
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06-23-2008, 05:35 PM #15
did you do the ls1 front clip on that ta? just wondering if its the same one as the one in your sig.
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06-23-2008, 05:43 PM #16
No thats not my car....just posted up a pic from the guy who owns this car's website! People wanted to see a pic of the Fuel door zoomed out...well, I posted a pic!
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06-23-2008, 08:42 PM #17
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06-23-2008, 09:10 PM #18
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Red Tint Jewelcoat- 2008 Trailblazer SS
We don't own imports....
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06-23-2008, 09:13 PM #19
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07-20-2008, 11:00 AM #20
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midnight Blue- '99 Trans Am ws7
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