Attractive locking gas cap? Show us your gas caps! No rags!
 

I have my original factory cap and I polished it to a high lustre; I'm kind of worried someone will take off with it at some point. I wouldn't care -that- much but since it's my original, I either need to put a replacement on or a locking cap.

It'd be sad to have a cheap repop on there with my nice one hidden away, so if I'm going to do that I'd at least like to have a reason, and I figure a locking cap is a good idea.

The ones I've seen though are all short with square shoulders. Does anyone make anything that looks at all like our originals, but with a key?

Or anything attractive that suits a truck like this? Or should I find another original, polish it up too, and take my chances with the replacement?

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This is a part that should be reproduced ! The cap that NAPA's offers is plain junk ! Stupid warning sticker and rubber seal is great example of unnecessary government interference and cheap Chinese rubber.....jmo....:metal:

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This is the one I have. Don't remember what site I found it on but I like it and have not had problems. I found this that is very similar to your original.

http://m.summitracing.com/parts/upd-...11pBoCPObw_wcB

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Yep the GTSideSwipe style is one I've had a lot in the past but one I'm trying to avoid (sorry). It's OK behind a license plate but not as body art.

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Didyou click on the Summit racing Address ?

It doesn't look to bad for a locking cap.

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Yeah, I actually might buy one. The one I have on it right now sits pretty tall.

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Thanks! I like the Summit one so far of all the ones I've looked at.

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If anyone buys that United Pacific cap please let us know if it is vented. Thank you.

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Good point - What the heck do I have in a 1970 C2500? Being an HD there's no cannister, and I don't recal seeing any kind of vent line, so I assume the cap has to be. Does anyone know?

I've seen a truck with the tank bowed out like a balloon, expanding the cab into the bed, from the wrong type of cap!

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How did you go about polishing it? Is it aluminum? If so, I'm going to go ahead and do my original one too, as it's in nice shape.

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I think it's stainless. I put a bolt into the vent on the back, then chucked it in a drill, then worked it into sandpaper sitting on a bed of rags (for the curvature of the cap).

I went up progressively by grit in 10 steps or so and then polishing wheel.

Here's a picture somewhere around 60-100 grit (it was really beat up, 40-year old original).

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Thanks for the info!

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You need a vented cap. Non vented was for the trucks with charcoal canisters.

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Still have the stock one on my C-10. Have that Summit cap shown on my GTO for years and have had zero issues with it.

This one looks good if you want some bling.

http://www.classychevusa.com/index.c...20/prd1620.htm

http://www.classychevusa.com/cartima...01307291610260

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I was going to say someone needs to reproduce the GM accessory locking caps. That's the only one I would run on my trucks. I took the one off my truck because I didn't need it and not worth risking lock screwing up, losing key, etc.

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I just ordered two from Summit, for 10 bucks each. A little security and piece of mind. I'll only use them when they're in their winter storage, which only happened as of last Saturday's snow storm.

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GM accessory gas cap on my K5 - keyed to match ignition.

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Seems like they are reproduced.

http://www.classicparts.com/mobile/1.../#.Vqjxn8uIbqA