This thread is making wonder if I want to install the gas flap hood I bought too replace my grooved hood.
George
This thread is making wonder if I want to install the gas flap hood I bought too replace my grooved hood.
George
George.
1974 BMW RS90 motorcycle
1981 DeLorean. Cruise Control, Wings-A-Loft, Eibach springs, Spax shocks, Stage1 exhaust, Manual, Grey and Grooved, LED clock and fixed pulls.
1993 del Sol S (With a Few, Upgrades)
2017 Chrysler Pacifica Limited
Gas flaps look cool, and they certainly do add some value to the vehicle because of their desirability. Personally, however, I'm not a fan function wise. If you're at a pump that has those older accordion-style vapor recovery bellows, they're a pain to fit into the fuel inlet. You end up just lifting the bonnet.
I do love the asymmetrical look it gives to the car though. It's also subtle, but like the gullwing doors, it is something that is very DeLorean-specific. There are plenty of rear-engine vehicles with fuel tanks up front, but you either have to pop the hood to refuel, or they have a fuel door on the fender. I don't know of another production vehicle that has a gas flap on the bonnet/hood.
Robert
People they come together, people they fall apart...
Just put it on George for the looks. It looks way better then a plain hood.
Like others have said you don't need to use it for fueling.
I have just modified mine so I won't cut myself anymore.
I think that I have seen on there website that PJ Grady Europe in the UK makes gas flap hoods just cutting out a piece from a solid hood.
Just got done with my modification of the gas flap.
It was only a 10 minute job.
Folded the sharp edge like Patrick suggested.
Glad you got it sorted. I agree with the look of the flap. I know it is a matter of preference, but aside from my hesitation to use it's functionality, I really like it. I get lots of questions on it, normally from people that spend more than a few moments looking the car over.
When I first got the car, it was loose and sticking up a bit, but after I replaced the 2 springs and tightened the nuts it's just like new.
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)
Location: Somewhere in the Ford Galaxy
Posts: 121
My VIN: 1561
Ouch, sorry about that. I got cut up pretty badly on the rear wheel well when washing the car. Still have the scar on my hand and that was 10 years ago!
Todd
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 73
My VIN: 5292
Sliced two fingers open today on the edge of the hood while attempting to push the protective rubber stripping back in place. Oh the irony!
Location: Hill Country, TX
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My VIN: Formerly 2329
I need to do this to mine..... sliced my fingers in the past. Very painful.
Owen
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