sweet , looks cool.

The fumes wouldn't be a problem if you only drive the car when you can roll the windows down. If you drive your car year round, or fill up in the rain and the windows are up, then the fumes can cause you to pass out from a lack of oxygen. That can't be a good thing for our nice cars(passing out because we filled up in our hatch).

Is there a way to use a different tank. Maybe one from the '79-'81 camaros that had the neck behind the license plate. Or modify our tank to be behind the plate. I think it's a great idea for verts, not such a good idea for a hatch though.

well i dont know about you, but my trunk unlock is behind the plate. i think that would be a huge PITA to relocate just to move your gas cap back there. I really dont think our caps look really bad. If you wanted you could shave the little lip for your finger to grab it off, then try and fab a sping release such as on 89ish cougars. Just put a button hooked to the release under your dash, voila. It may not be "shaved", but i think it would make an improvement. ALso it would stop any punks who try to put sugar or whatnot in your gastank as it is locked down when not open.

Looks good Graboid

our caps (like most modern cars) are sealed. the cap does not vent.


thats what teh charcoal canister is for.... so no pass out/ explosion fuel worries.

you cant do it behind the plate... theres a large well there, and even if you put a tube across that (blocking the storage place, the pulldown motor, latch and lock are there.




i dont like the idea for a diff reason... the corrossive fumes will eat away at the inside of the fender there, and a slght spill, while harmless, will be easy to smell..




and btw, verts are open to back there too..... with the top up, you can see straight back there.. and with the top down, the only thing between you and it is the folded top.
plus no vert owner who drives their car is going to give up the trunk storage space.

well i think the fumes as a whole are pretty much assuming how your car is going to smell after "fuel-ups" which would be anavoidable however to most who are doing the modifications necessary i doubt they really care.

a saturn gas cap door fits right in.



if you take the cap, get the latch, hinge spring, and cable release.


you can then have a smoothie gas door that pops open when you pull the cable inside the car.

which model saturns? I have a 99 Saturn SL and the gas cap is rectangular

older...


lol, i donno... all thoes plastic POSs look alike.

just look thru the yard until you find one that has a round gascap..... or look at pics online until you see what you're looking for

As Kandied mentioned, Redraif's car has a shaved gascap also...we did it about two years ago, and have had no real problems with it. There are some details about the mod on her website:

http://www.cardomain.com/id/redraif

Basically, we removed the tank and cut off the filler neck where it passes below the frame rail. I holesawed through the inner fender (same place as the original post ), then had a welding shop braze the end of the original filler to a piece of flexible exhaust tubing (Autozone). Just be sure to have them put a wet rag over the part where the flapper is, or the heat will ruin the spring and you will get some gas smell in the car.The new filler was attached to the original gas tank stub with a piece of heavy duty gas hose from NAPA, and clamped. She does have to be careful fueling the car, and found that turning the nozzle upside down helps avoid splashing fuel into the car.

We are planning to re-do the current filler setup, using a neck and clear tubing from one of the fuel cell companies (basically a circle track type filler). Either way, there should be no gas smell in the car as long as you don't overheat the flapper spring on the stock neck.

The actual shaving part wasn't too bad...just be sure you cut the patch panel very carefully, so there is minimal gap to fill with weld.

ok, this winters work is completed

awesome , looks great.

it looks very sharp. love the black with the polished wheels.

Looks awesome!:hail:

Your car makes me want to take out a loan and buy a black vert.....

Nicec job.....

Ya that verts nice!:hail:

man if i put that on my car, my neighbor would probably call the cops. Where can i get one?

nice photo shop

I don't know if you are joking, but that's not a photoshop

D@MN where is your gas cap
nice work
BTW I was just wondering if it's ok for the the gas station ppl when you open your trunk to fill up the tank?

NICE.......

is it just me or can you see a HALO of where the cap was.?

maybe Its just the picture. Im sure In person you cant tell at all.

It'd be cool to do it like a '69 Camaro... right behind the flip down licence plate

Thats what I'd do if I shaved the cap.

I don't see any key holes on the door either... :hail:

looks nice, but i agree you can sort of see a cirlce or halo around where it used to be. but none the less i like the look of it.

YUP YUP!

theres a halo or something around it.....

damnit, i go and check that out this moment..... i keep you informed guys

ok, i see the halo on the pic too. So i went and checked if i can see it in person. I took a very close look at the car in sunlight and in the garage with neonlights (where made the pic). After 10 minutes of staring at the spot i saw exactly.........nothing but black paint. I think i have inform special agent mulder....

LOL just put the duct tape cross in the place where the gas cap was so The Smoker knows that you wanna contact him

As for the "halo" I can't see it, but maybe it is cuz the pic is kinda dark on my pc.

I was seriously thinking on putting a fuel door from another car onto my car. I am pretty sure I will go with a rectangular one, that will be popped by a cable control btwn my seat and the door. While I am at it, I am going to put in a rear hatch popper along with it.

I can't believe I am telling you guys this, but I think the donor car is going to be a 90 something CRX I found laying at the junk yard. Is it wrong to use Honda parts on my Camaro????

Oh well, I think it will look cool.

What do you guys think???

I guess i took it for granted that all thrid gens had an electric rear hatch. Why not just look for one off another 3rd gen?

without a doubt there is a halo, i can see it perfectly, no chance of it being lights that is a halo

I had the pulldown on my car, but it didn't work when I got it, and in an effort to:

1. Save weight
2. Not spend the time and money to fix the pulldown

I took the pulldown crap off, closed and latched the hatch with the interior panel off, and welded the pulldown mechanism into place. The hatch opens every time no problemo and I don't have to worry about that POS motor going out.

However, I think it would be nice to be able to get into the hatch without shutting off the engine and pulling my keys out of the ignition. The mechanism for the fuel door popper comes with a hatch popper too, so why not put it to good use.

Sorry about the thread, I didn't realize how old it was.

I could be wrong, but doesn't any body work that's not perfect show up more on a black car?

You aren't wrong, black is a PITA to paint!!!! Speaking from experience here.

Ok, obviousely some people in this forum have seen the car in person. Otherwise they couldn't be sure that it is a halo.....
Even if it was a halo, it would still look better than the damn cap

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That looks sick, and I see nothing but a beautiful vert.....GOOD WORK!!

sex.. need it now after seeing your car.

you wanna have sex with his car?? umm.. ok

you truly are a killjoy

Hate to be a dick,but yeah....Whats most ugly to me about the door anyway is that "bump for your finger,Shaved that off & use a popper from a saturn.

i see that too, but you can fly over to switzerland and see if you find that on the car in bright sunlight.

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Will you pay for 1st class tickets,kidding.Its no big deal it just looks like you can see the cap still.I know the light or the camera will ALOT of times play tricks on your eyes.When i take a pic of something & it cotradicts what Im describing i will often times take another pic and/or change the angle.Thats what i basically trying to say here.

Thats not a circle in the paint. Its a paranormal phenomena known as "orbs". They are essentially unmanifested paranormal energy that cannot be seen by the naked eye, but can often be captured by pictures. Sometimes they even manifest themselves in the form of a gas cap, in its exact location. .... Havent you been watching your ghost hunters!

Would you guys drop the damn halo already. He did an awesome job shaving and painting the car, and if you can't see it in person, then who gives a **** about the pic?

still don't understand how that little "hump" in the cap and the cap in general bugged you so much yet you left the handles sticking out like a sore thumb. at least it all flowed well together.

o'well it's your car...

Hey Jeff. I was thinking about shaving the locks, but leaving the handles. What do you think??? My car will see the drag strip from time to time, and they frown on not being able to open your door. I agree that our cars look better shaved, but if it takes purpose from my car, I won't won't WON'T do it.

I looked countless hours at photoshops of my car with different stages of shaving. For me it looks best the way it is now. I will repaint the car next year and the doorhandles will stay.

Who wants shaved handles.What do you do if your battery dies.I prefer flush mount door handles over the stock anyway

we just finished a 91 gt vert that we shaved the handles and added a lamborghini door kit. i have to say the lamorghini door kit makes more sense. shaving the locks is fine i suppose and i see the purpose but if your going to go through the trouble why not shave it all? reguardless though it is personal and i can see why one would want to shave the locks so do it if you like.