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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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what are these?  |
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1985 MK2 Golf
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the one on the top is a Tempo Matador, but the other one i have no clue... looks like something early japanese....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback
- 1978 Passat GLS Variant
- 1980 Audi 100 5E
- 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold)
- 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I
- 1984 VW Polo Coupé
- 1984 VW Passat hatchback
- 1987 VW Passat Variant
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- 1988 VW T25
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I am having evil thoughts about suiciding the rear doors on the skoda estelle!
I have a spare set of rear doors to play with and i might just give it a crack!
Lewis
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I am having evil thoughts about suiciding the rear doors on the skoda estelle! Lewis Same here with the Merc! Mind you, might just end up with a Mercedes with non opening rear doors!!  |
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A question now.
With all of the above cars, the doors are fairly striaght. I.e. if you look at the rear doors of the estelle in my sig, the back of the door follows the contours of the rear wheel arch. Therefore I i were to just weld some hinges on, the door would open and point upwards. Can you get fancy bifold hinges that would allow the bottom hinge to extend out and allow the door open 'level'
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A question now. With all of the above cars, the doors are fairly striaght. I.e. if you look at the rear doors of the estelle in my sig, the back of the door follows the contours of the rear wheel arch. Therefore I i were to just weld some hinges on, the door would open and point upwards. Can you get fancy bifold hinges that would allow the bottom hinge to extend out and allow the door open 'level' Thanks Lewis As you say, it's massively helpful to have a straight axis on which the door can pivot and hinge. From the looks of it, I suspect that it would be extremely difficult to do a nice job of a suicide rear door conversion on a car like yours. It may be possible, but it would require serious fabrication, tricky hinges and the door is unlikely to open level with the ground. Converting the front doors of a 4-door car to suicide doors is much, much easier and therefore relatively common. Don't forget that you'll need to significantly reinforce any points where you attach new hinges though, as they won't be able to take the added loads otherwise. Also, in Australia you kind of need to use the original hinges and latches in order to get it approved more easily, then it would require an engineers' report, modification plate, legal rubbish and fees, etc! Or you can just do it and hope not to get booked, or ever need to make an insurance claim. |
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 What is this? Early design study for a beetle? |
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What is this? Early design study for a beetle? Hannomag?  |
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Waveman - Yeah as i thought. I don't want to suicide the fronts, I don't like that look, but normal hinged fronts, and suicide rears look the biz IMO.       I know its a modern, but pillarless suicide is a good look regardless of age or car. And check out that rear hinge.  And that last one just because it was funny! Lewis |
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What is this? Early design study for a beetle? Yes  |
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