Gas door spring

[48Flyer]

Anyone have pictures of how the gas door spring is installed on a '48 coupe?
Thanks

[Bill in Al]

There's a couple of indentations the spring slips into on each end. Hard to see! Just installed mine.

[Lawson Cox]

Originally Posted by Bill in Al

There's a couple of indentations the spring slips into on each end. Hard to see! Just installed mine.

I think he was looking for a photograph, not a word picture. lol

[Bill in Al]

That's about the best I can do Lawson! I haven't been into racing in many years but I remember a drag strip in Covington and another one nearby back in the late 50's and 60's.Are they still there? We used to run a circuit from B'ham on Friday to Atl.Ga.on Sat. to Albany on Sun. noon and Phoenix City Sun. evening! 2 lane highways.When you're young, you can do most anything.I like your truck!

[rotorwrench]

This is a later type from a body catalog but the spring was the same back to 1942. It just fits into the slots. One on the hinge and one on the lid. Spring tension holds it in place. My 51 Mercury uses the same spring.

Sorry for resizing the pick too small. The slots in the door assembly are not very visible. If you want a larger one, I can post it again.

Kerby

[Gary in La.]

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Here is a picture on my '46. The same for '42-'48.

[48Flyer]

Thanks Gary, That is exactly what I needed!
Rotorwrench, The pic you sent was great, but they are not the same as 42-48

Thanks

[Lawson Cox]

Originally Posted by Bill in Al

That's about the best I can do Lawson! I haven't been into racing in many years but I remember a drag strip in Covington and another one nearby back in the late 50's and 60's.Are they still there? We used to run a circuit from B'ham on Friday to Atl.Ga.on Sat. to Albany on Sun. noon and Phoenix City Sun. evening! 2 lane highways.When you're young, you can do most anything.I like your truck!

Not being into drag racing back then I am not up on all of the tracks. There was the Yellow River Drag Strip here in Covington but I could not tell you where it was. Now that you have my curiosity aroused, I will have to check it out. Hopefully I will remember to do that. LOL

[Lawson Cox]

Originally Posted by Bill in Al

That's about the best I can do Lawson! I haven't been into racing in many years but I remember a drag strip in Covington and another one nearby back in the late 50's and 60's.Are they still there? We used to run a circuit from B'ham on Friday to Atl.Ga.on Sat. to Albany on Sun. noon and Phoenix City Sun. evening! 2 lane highways.When you're young, you can do most anything.I like your truck!

I just Googled "Yellow River Drag Strip, Covington, GA" and learned a lot. No, that drag strip was closed after the worst racing accident in history. Check it out.

[flatmotor40]

They was Yellow River then julius hughes bulit one on out east of Covington called Atlanta drag strip use to race at both.I think I still have the newspaper article on the Fairburn

[flatmotor40]

My stupid computer jumped track and did not print all I said.I used to race at Yellow river and Atlanta Drag Strip also Southeastern Dragway and Fairburn.All are long gone now.But I quit racing back in the 70's now do street cars.

[Bill in Al]

Dear Lord,what an awful thing that happened at that track.I was transferred to Miami in 1965 and never heard about the accident. Most of us were really lucky in those days and didn't even realize it.