So with the new inner structure cleaned up and ready to weld in, I decided that I would like to try and do something Ive seen others do to the 67-72 tail lights. Hide the gas filler be hide it. I was wanting to do this from the beginning but I scratched the idea. But since I was doing all this other stuff with the tail light section I decided to give it a try.
Went to the local u pull lot and looked at a crap ton of gas doors. I was looking for a usable spring loaded hinge that can be adapted to work. Most of the designs were exactly the same. The one that I went with though was a 98 Blazer for the gas door hinge and mid 90s Chevy truck filler neck. I also picked up a mid 80s Chevy truck door hinge just because it was different.
I thought it would be wise to experiment with the original inner structure before cutting it out. That would give me the chance to hack it up and not worry about how it looked and more on the functionality.
First attempt
Second attempt
Third attempt
Final attempt
