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Wouldn't it be nice if we could buy lightweight carbon fiber replacement trunk lids for roundtails?
These are almost always in poor repair from rust and previous collisions, full of bondo most of the time. So heavy and usually opening becomes a fatigue of springs and weight issue.
I wonder if there's a shop around Seattle that could make up a mold? They make these in a variety of Southern California shops for Japanese cars.
Sure I could do it, but a good product needs a big vacuum to suck out excess fiberglas resin. With all the aerospace around Seattle there's probably somebody who could do a prototype.
The front hood isn't really a rust or damage issue, so it's of secondary importance. So any Seattle people or West Coast people have any enthusiasm for helping with shop suggestions? I could take mine down the coast, but it would be better to find somebody around Seattle.
These are almost always in poor repair from rust and previous collisions, full of bondo most of the time. So heavy and usually opening becomes a fatigue of springs and weight issue.
I wonder if there's a shop around Seattle that could make up a mold? They make these in a variety of Southern California shops for Japanese cars.
Sure I could do it, but a good product needs a big vacuum to suck out excess fiberglas resin. With all the aerospace around Seattle there's probably somebody who could do a prototype.
The front hood isn't really a rust or damage issue, so it's of secondary importance. So any Seattle people or West Coast people have any enthusiasm for helping with shop suggestions? I could take mine down the coast, but it would be better to find somebody around Seattle.