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toying with the idea of fitting one of these.

has anyone got some pics of how to fix one as they don't come with hinges.  ???


Cheers!!

Steve

i took some pictures this morning , but now my battery i sdead , i just put charge this one ,and after post the pictures of mine
WOB produced 2 models , the street version like mine with original  fixings point
rgd
fabs  ;)

here's the pictures of my decklid street version

aaah very neat - a street version!  ;D

WOB?!?!

i don't think the WOB empi decklid is still available -- they did just 1 run of those -- and not even sure they are still in business


(i got the same ;))

bugger!!

I thought about 'liberating' the top inner piece off of another decklid and grafting it in to my glass lid somehow, i've got an aronson style lid from Paintbox and a steel eyebrow type 67 lid from them coming this weekend too ;D

That's what I'd do too - that way the hinges are going to be in exactly the right place.

and it should pull the l;id into shape

sounds like a plan, can you simply glass a the steel piece onto the fibreglass decklid?

I'm liking the idea of a steel one. I've got a glass eyebrow one at home at the moment and having looked at it I'm not sure about grafting hinges in. In the end I came to the conclusion that the glass decklid would work best with pins but since the car won't suit pins I'm going to try and get a metal decklid convereted over by a metal fabrication wizard.

:)

any metal wizards in the UK who could do this?  ;D

Paintbox or Matt Keene ;D

That's exactly what I would have said. 8)

hmmm

any experiences of the Flat 4 decklid as an option?!  ::)

If the guy in the uk can't make you a steel decklid, I can I've made a few of them and have the tooling look back a few month's ago's topic's, look for marks EMPI bug that was another type i've doon plus the 67. thank's from gab-fab

Hey danny,

Just out of curiosity how much would you be talking to do that work to decklid?

Have you got any pics of the ones you've done?

Could you do it to a 'W' lid? Just thinkin out loud.... you know ;-)

J

Check this out : http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,3855.0.html (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,3855.0.html)

Wow , I cant believe i overlooked that
thats so cool
gabfab you re the man

Woah! That work is stunning!

Well in all seriousness I may source a 'W' lid from the US so... while its over there maybe Danny could do his magic?... ;-)

Just a thought ;-)

Seriously awesome work though! Any more pics of the build Danny?

J

Here's a shot of my oval empi style lid with working hinges.

(http://www.airspeedparts.com/photogallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_eyebrow-w.jpg)

welcome geoff  enjoy this place  ;)
fabs

i think lesley (pimp incher) can help you out to -- he did those on the hebmuller gasser in metal too

this one G ???

The ones on the Heb are "glued" onto the original decklid.
So they can be removed later for correct vintage restoration.

sorry to say mark's car has been in storage unfinished lack of paint for about 4-5 years now . would be a nice car someday!

I have a 67' scoop decklid that I glassed stock vw hinges in. worked out very well. I will post some pics up.

didn't lesley made those for the pimp incher? or do i have a sunburn ?  ;)

Dose anyone make a 67 Empi Style Scooped Deck Lid? and do they have Hinge Mounts Or Hood Pin Mounting??  anyone know about this Deck Lid? Who Made It?

I think that's a PaintBox steel one ;D

Here's a shot of one of mine in raw gel coat. I used to sell a version with bonded in hinges but it's so easy to do most people buy them without and do it themselves.


Gasser Lid
(http://www.airspeedparts.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/normal_eyebrowlid.jpg)

(http://www.airspeedparts.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/normal_empi-lid2.jpg)

The guy that build the car told me the metal lid was made by Paintbox. Anyway it's really a nice job!
Will try to post some details pictures soon.

THIS I need in my life :o

anyone got one for sale or can point me in the right direction please??

Cheers,

Ben

Rob at East Coast Buggies makes them. I've got one on my bug. Semi-W though not a full W.

https://www.eastcoastbuggies.co.uk/

Bonding the hinges to it makes it function like a normal decklid. I used a QR pin on the bottom.

This wasn't the decklid, but a baja bug eye bonnet I did, same technique, some good structural epoxy, few clamps and a donor bit of sheet metal.

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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=709278  The last one I did