shaving gas door

best way to do it? I unbolted it and cleaned the edges, but there is a huge gap around it. I was planning on using the door as the filler plate.. is that how you guys do it? or do you make a filler plate out of something else?

unfold the lip around the door then it should fill the gap

Originally posted by FlamedS10



unfold the lip around the door then it should fill the gap

thats how i do mine

well crap on me!! I have been putting mine off for the same reason. Thanks for the tip!!! you guys rock...

thanks guys... but how do i unfold the lip without it cracking or getting bent out of shape?

No...thats wrong...ive done this idea before...many times u will ALWAYS get ghost handles..(ull see them threw ur paint) best way to do it is cut out the peice of the body in a square around w/e ur shavin..and replace that whole peice with of steel and weld in the squarecomes out 100 times cleaner and realy is less work cuz its jsut a square..AND on a mazda the body is so flat ud barely have to bend the filler peice..check out www.krazykreativecustoms.com on there projects section to understand what i mean...GOOD LUCK!!

fuck wrong site...hmm i forget exactlyu what it is..someone correct me..

Yes definatly cut out a square and weld in a new piece of sheet metal it is much cleaner.

im with these guys cut a square section out around your gas door and cut a square to fit back in. I was lucky enough to have access to a another bed that i cut a square out of to fill mine up with. using the sheet metal from the other bed helped me keep the contour. heres a pic of where my stock door ended up.

an under construction pic that is