ned help with swinging taillight

i know some of the 55 chevys have there gas filler behinde the tail light and it swings out and also seen some other cars with this...how do you go about makeing this work i want to do this to my bed ...i was thinking a piano hinge would be the best ..but it neds to slide out then hinge

im sure they got something at home depot..

bump, im hella interested in this too cause it would save me some cash if i could do my old ladies 05 altima too..

I have a 56 Bel Air that has the filler behind the tail light. It looks as if the same exact set up would be tricky on a newer style tail light. I too am interested in how ppl are doing this. I've seen it (in pics only) on OBS Silverados and Astros.

I would try a stock gas door hinge. Looks like it would swing the light out and away from the bucket as does a suicide door. Might work. Would definately have to be some sort of hinge similar to a suicide door hinge for it not so swing into the vehicle, but out.

I remember seeing a chevy truck in a mag somewhere that used like a civic gas door hinge to do it. Worth a try.

I would like to do the taillight on my Caprice wagon like this.

Like said before, just try a gas door hinge and make a few tabs to hold the back of the light. You would probably have to play around with how far back from the light to mount it get the full swing.

i found a few ghetto ways to do it..
http://www.blazinlow.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59904&page=4&pp=15
http://www.louish.com/2005/08/How_to_relocate_your_gas_nossel_to_your_tail_light_or_trunk/
i was thinking also a small peice of round stock bent similiar to a lambo hinge then weld a flat plate for the tail light to mount to then also weld two more small plates to the other end drill a hole thru those slide a bolt one size to small thru and mount that to another plate welded inside the trunk or bed.. after that a cabnit roller lock or a magnet or two glued to the back of the tail should cover it..

or even a small electic acuator connected to the tail could slide it in and out,,,