need advice (be prepared to read a story)

OKay im stumped i have a 88 crx dx and i have just bought slk mercedes tail lights, i am going to shave the in and take out the stock ones. and shave all the glass in the back of my ride now the problem is i have a RCI fuel cell in the hatch its a 8 gallaon tank and its not that big but i shaved the stock door cap, no the real problem is i want to shave all the seams on the hatch, on the back of the car so the back of the car has no seams, but then i cant open my hatch to fill the gas so how would i custimize my trunk to open from the very top of the car so there would be no seams, the other reason for closin the bottom of the hatch is i need to fill my tank from a higher point the were the tank is otherwise it wont fill up and i dont want it on the side of the car and the bumper is to low. im stuck

make a tubr or some thing like that and make a gas door type thing on top of the car or something, i dun know, just a suggestion...... :D

I've seen people set it up so one of the taillights can swing out on a hinge or something and they have the gas cap inside there.....I dunno if you can do something like that or not with the plans you already have.

you can use a gas door from a motor cycle, like a honda 929, and mount it in the hatch door.

I liked the idea of using the roof! put an eclips gas cap on the roof and run a tube down to the tank... That ought to be high enough!

i like the idea to have the tail light swing open but how would i get it to swing open???thanks

Thanks alot guys i need a fresh mind on this ive been out of idea for like 3 months
Thank you

You'll have to make a custom hinge kinda like this one on my friends car....


gunnmen01

Thanks for the pic that helped out alot but how could i make the light stay closed and what kinda mechanism would release it, i was thinking like a mini door latch and a solonied and door popper so i can push a button and the pop open and more idea's thanks for your help.

you could also use a magnet on the body of the car, and metal on the taillight, itll stick good

Originally posted by incucivic
you could also use a magnet on the body of the car, and metal on the taillight, itll stick good

EH? You must be more specific...

ok, you hinge the taillight to the body. then you epoxy a small magnet to the taillight, and make a small bracket to mount on an adjoining piece of the body, that way when you close the taillight/gasdoor, it wont open again on its own. but if you tug on it a little, itll come undone. im assuming you know how magnets work