One off boot lid

I don't like making life easy for myself...

I'm starting a boot lid build.. Will take about 60 hours to build (only an estimate)

First job.... Why is the seam on the back of the TF boot lid? Cost... So first up remove the paint with a wire brush bit in a drill



The seam will then be welded up and ground back and smoothed

The key lock is a fav place for rust to start and looks ugly... So same treatment for that



Sheet steel will be cut and welded in

Same goes for the centre bake light



It's too will have plate welded in and smoothed

Badge holes will be welded up too.. Holes welded up




The boot vents are being doubled too..

JDL spoiler bonded on and smoothed in..

Will post update pics if there is any interest

Have you got the lip spoiler yet? Curious as to how well it fits..

I've seen stick on ones for audit TT / volvos I'm sure with a bit of sanding / priming it would look a treat.

I've ordered it... But it takes 3-4 weeks to come as they are made to order

Will post pics once it finally turns up

You gonna run a electric solenoid for opening? As I just run a mg zr bonnet cable into the cabin and it works a treat!

Yer... 65lbs metal solenoid to pop the boot... Along with gas struts to open it

Diesel Destroyer wrote: The boot vents are being doubled too..

JDL spoiler bonded on and smoothed in..

Will post update pics if there is any interest

These are things I have planned, but I was going to get the boot moulded in CF or fibre glass once finished.

Just hope it doesn't take as long as the bonnets.

Carbon or fibre glass would be a better bet Clive...

I was always put off by the fact that no one has built one that uses the existing boot catch.. So they use pins etc

Metal is cheap and repairing it is simple


But would deffo opt for carbon or fibre glass if there was one that used the standard boot catch

Any news on the Proto that went awol on ebay Clive ?

Been looking forward to this part of the build, need to smooth mine too.

Done it!!!

I now have a boot lit that opens fully on its own once the popper is popped

The boot lid will not blow down in the wind either

VW Jeta gas struts used (same as my under bonnet ones)

Here's a video of Allan's self opening boot lid. Pretty Cooooool! we've both had trouble uploading to T-Bar so here is a link.



To upload a video like this:-


Copy the ID code ie BbI_Dyw5CLI,
click on the film strip(next to ebay)
In the provider window scroll down to youtube and then enter the ID code.
Press insert video.