56 gas filler pacth panel?
 

do they make a panel to fill the gas filler? if not what is the best way to make one?

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There's a user on this site that makes and sell them on Ebay, I can't remember his handle now.

Tri5

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Take a piece of sheetmetal and cut it to fit. Little hammer work and it can be ready to weld in within 15 minutes. Beats waiting 4-5 days for it and paying to boot

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yeah really, if you can weld it in you can make a template out of poster board and cut a piece of metal with hand shears.

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the only reason i want a pre made piece is just to speed up the work. i would rather pay $5-10 then make the pacth. i am sick of making panels that all i have been doing on my other project. i want to drive this truck this sprin

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to speed up work?? you could have the whole cab (including the firewall!) welded up, blocked out, and ready to spray before you got that little ole patch panel in the mail... To each his own ;)

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I had a piece of my cab corner left over that had the right curve in it. 5 minutes with some left hand shears and it fit just right.

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This was a simple 45 min modification. I had a piece of scrap, bent it over a pipe slightly in 2 directions, traced it from the inside of the hole, snipped it, ground it, welded it.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_4347.jpg
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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_4349.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_4350.jpg
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Re: 56 gas filler pacth panel?
 

i guess i will give it a try. it just looked like it would be a pain becuase of the location it is in and the curves. i wont be doing the work on the cab for a few weeks. or working on the truck. my trade show season starts next weekend every weekend for 2 months

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My truck had that same dent under the gas tank opening, and I know how it got there. Lost my keys rafting in the sticks, easy enough to break in the truck and hot wired it, but had to pry off the locking gas cap to fill up to get home. Dent is from the lever point on the hammer I borrowed at the gas station.

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is that tig welded up there?

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yes sir

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I know this is an old thread but just letting everyone know that we have the Gas hole filler panels for 47-54 , 55-59 , 60-66 and 67-72 all pre bent with the correct contours. Vist us at www.Infantimachine.com
Thanks, Gerry

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Yup, I know the piece could be made, but I am a mechanic, not a metal worker... the less I need to build the better, so I bought one of these patches from Infanti on eBay, and I am happy with it. Almost $20 shipped to the states, but I don't have to fight the harbor freight avaiation snips!
If I was a more seasoned metal worker I would build one in a heartbeat, but I am just not at that level yet!
Thanks Gerry for bringing this simple product to market!

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And if you want a product review on Gerry's fillers, you can see my build thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...9&postcount=54

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Your welcome , glad i could help.
Gerry

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Thanks Bluejeep with all your help testing our prototype.
Gerry

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I am thinking about doing this and then relocating the tank under the bed. Instead of running the filler neck up into the bed, I am thinking about using the fold down license plate system like in the '60-'70s car. Being a Cameo, I will just put the tank where the spare tire holder is currently.