Never before have I been more thankful to be working on my car in the privacy of my own driveway.
My latest eBay miracle was finding a mint condition fuel door from a black "classic" 900. So, when my new gas door showed up in the mail, I couldn't have been happier for something so simple that would make Ulla look so nice.
Apparently, the fuel door is one of the worst offending section of the classic 900 for rust, but I have a feeling mine was pretty bad, even for rusted gas doors in general.
With the spring and hinge intact and in great shape, this would be nothing more than removing 2 screws, and putting them back in with the new door.
If only I could remember the old adage recalling the direction to turn the damn handle.
After nearly 20 minutes of turning and gripping and swearing, I finally smartened up and got the screws out and put the new door on, easy as I thought it should be.
After the door, this was the worst looking aspect of the car, even worse than the cracked and taped lenses on the tail light.
Cost of gas door: $18
I bought this gas door on eBay from Matthews Foreign Car Parts of Birmingham, AL.
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