I have a 2000 Civic EX Coupe. I was thinking about relocating the gas cap behind the left brake light and shaving the gas cap door. If anyone could give me some info on this it would be greatly appreciated.

 

why would you do that?

 

what are you hoping to hear? it's a stupid idea. it's not a '57 chevrolet, and relocating the gas filler neck is a huge pain in the ***. if you're really heart-set on doing it, you need to make an interior hinge on your taillight so that it swings toward the outside of the car, with a remote-popping solenoid that's wired wherever you want it. then you get to dismantle your car to find the gas filler neck, drain your tank, rebend and reweld your neck, figure out how to re-route your neck so it's not running through the inside of your car, and put everything back together.

how much horsepower does it add? none.
how much handling does it net you? none.
how does it look? no different.
can anybody tell you did it? only at a gas-station where they won't give a ****.
how much time does it take? a helluvalot.
how much money does it take? way the **** too much.
how much of a good idea is it? it's not.

don't do it. ever.

 

I am thinking he is wanting to do this because he is getting rid of every other molding and stuff like that on the outside. So he is wanting to go ahead and include this, I think his car will look nice when he gets done. A showcar is not always gay. He does not really care what others think of his car. Let me stress the HIS CAR in this. I am not trying to start a argument, I just wanted to help clear that up for him.

 

 

put the gas cap next to the battery terminals.... DO IT!!!!!!!!

really i think you need to do a lot of planning on that one, sounds like itll be a project

hey i know....instead of filling up the tank on the outside, just put it on the inside in the trunk...would that work?


[Modified by BrianP, 4:44 AM 9/8/2002]

 

how come hot rods can do a bunch of "pointless bodywork", its accepted, but newer cars cant?see..kids dont wanna here that do they?


[Modified by JaeOne3345, 4:55 AM 9/8/2002]

 

 

let him do it! more rice is good!

 

WHY BE A DICK?just answer dudes question,you scared he wont be jdm enough for you?read my signature,im so tired of people hating on others just because they are doing something different then the crowd.like momma always said,if you dont have something nice to say ,dont say anything at all.

 

because the same reason i get pulled over in my civic w/ a bov and exhaust and a 69 camaro or stang or gto w/ straight pipes wouldn't. we are "street racing punks" and cause more trouble than any of those cars in the day, right. i say if you really want it do it, but its alot of work to pay someone to do which adds up $$$$$$

 

Personally I dont think that there will be a whole lot of work involved. I also think that it will look good. I am thinking we can do it. He is my friend and we will proably end up trying this on our own before he pays someone.


Thanks for the support on letting people do what they want to there own cars.

 

To all the people with negative criticism of a help question I just want you to know keep wasting your time typing and I'll keep not caring. To all the people who showed me respect Thank You. But once again any help with this question is greatly appreciated.

 

you should be able to extend the neck of the tank to the light by adding to it,my friend did it to his mx6,thats what he did,he removed his stock neck,then cut it down a bit and had another neck welded to it to make it twice as long,then he angeled it back towards the light and secured it with the some metal cut down to be made into a bracket,im not sure what he used to hinge the light,im sure you could find something at home depot for this,i also had a freind with a crx,he ran his up and put his in the inside of his driver side door seal,he just opens his door and fills it up right there by the latch that holds the door shut,he just has to make sure he never overfills it.

 

This one's getting moved to the appearance forum.

Anyways, real quick:

Posted by Archiditus, editied by me:

That type of disrespectfulness and tongue lashing does what exactly? I understand that you think it's a stupid mod, but do you think that posting what you did will actually change his mind?

 

disrespectfulness? that's not a word, my good man. other than that, your post is taken with a grain of salt and understood completely. nothing in my post was disrespectful aside from my opening lines containing the phrase "it's a stupid idea".
I do not, nor have i ever, enjoyed JDM **** on cars, especially when they do nothing other than make a vehicle look like ***.
You'll notice right away that his gas-filler neck has been relocated behind his tail light, eh? Well holy ****, I now know someone with X-ray vision. So his gas-filler door has been shaved...so what? I'm not saying it's "not cool" or "completely and utterly insane to try something of the sort," but it will cost a lot of money, it will take a lot of time and it won't do anything other than gain another "point" at a car show.
As for your other arguments against the things I said in my original post, subjective is as subjective does. Someone's time and money will be spent not making the car faster/more sporty/better looking.

Dude, I don't want to discourage you from building your car exactly the way you want it. I would never try to shove my opinion up your ***, but likewise, I will not keep it silent in the name of kindness. If you had a badass car that was running 13's and could pull .9 g's on a skidpad and I saw you pop your tail to fill up at a station, I'd give you some big props. If you're like most of the other young "tuners" out there with i/e and some bling blings on your graduation present civic...well...that's another story. do whatever floats your boat, bro.

Sorry I made the pussies of all the "watchmen" in this forum ache so much. At least B18C5-EH2 made a reasonable, intelligent arguement.

Good day, gentlemen.