Side mount Gas tank door ????

[landarts]

I have side mount gas tank doors on my 72 LB, they are old and rusted. Is there a better way to have access to the tanks or different more custom looking doors that anyone has used?

[john]

Heres some new shiny ones.
http://www.pakindustries.com/tank_door_info.html

[haysonj]

Here is mine I cut out of a 90's truck

[mbgmike]

Originally Posted by haysonj

Here is mine I cut out of a 90's truck

Looks like it belongs there.

[mikemileski]

Here's the one on my '72 GMC. The PO had it installed and said it was from a Pontiac Firebird. I don't know what year.

Mike Mileski
Tucson, AZ

[mr48chev]

I like that Mike. That is exactly what I was thinking about doing on my 71. I'm more after convenience than smooth and slick or tricky as I use the truck for everything. I have the burb tank and need to get it done as I bought a camper shell for it and need to take out the big tank in the bed.

[landarts]

I like the looks of how that was done. It looks like it belongs there! I think that is the route I will go with mine . Now I need to find 2 of the same donor doors since I have a tank on both sides. Thanks

[69GMCLonghorn]

While on the subject, does anyone make replacement side tanks for the 67-72's? This seems to be almost a taboo subject. Were the tanks no good? Unsafe?

[chevy_mike]

I thought I saw a post that gave a link to a company still mading side tanks for both sides. IIRC, they were not cheap, like $400-$500 each.

If you really want (or need) one, I have a driver side tank I removed from mine I would let go fairly cheap, if you want to drive down to San Diego to pick it up.

[landarts]

I already have the tanks installed on the truck ----see post #1. I want to replace the tank doors with something different than what I already have.

[chevy_mike]

Sorry, I was replying to 69GMCLonghorn.

For me, I am going to use the stock area from a '67-'72 Suburban so it looks like it was factory.

On my last '68, I grafted in a door from a Buick. Went to the junkyard and looked around until I found something that looks good, cut it out, took it home and welded it in. This was pre digital camera days so no pics.