love my polished Alloy but I think making them out of steel will be easier

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Well once I've got the design right alloy will be easy, as I know a bloke thats got a water jet cutter. But, that also costs money, so I'm not apposed to doing it all myself with whatever scrap I've got lying around

you should sell them if u get the design right

i would buy a set hahah

and go body colour steel

For anyone else interested, here's a pic of a working design:

nice what thickness steel did you use for the main part of the hinge?

Saw this car in Enzud recently.




No external hinges and no handle. It had 2 security keyholes and that was it!

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1964 Cooper UK 970 S 'CZ 4289'

all that needs is pop entry doors with no handles.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

Sorry, there not mine. "camp_fredd", The Rat on TMF

The bracket the bolts the hinge to the floor. Is it possible the it provide the 'stop' for the hinge rather that the hinge hitting the body work (and eventually bending it).

ozmotorsport, ain't seen that name 'round these parts for a while.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

JC, yeh, you can add a stop to it, or the better option imho would be a strut to limit the opening (like the factory chain/wire)

I know it wouldn't necessarily be practical and the mechanism would take up loads of space, but i always thought it would be cool if you could build a drawer unit.

Just click the handle and the whole thing slides right out...

Not perfect, but cleaned up a bit more and once the rest is all finished will be fine.

nice work mate

were did u get that thick steel from and wat u use to cut it?

great stuff, if your going for the smooth and de bumperised look you should de seam it too (if you havent already) and shave the boot and just have an electric boot opening.

should end up looking tops

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

I've de-bumpered, but I'm not deseaming. And I will be shaving the bootlid handle as well.
The hinges are doubled up 3mm alloy plate, and the mounts on the bootlid are 1.6 or 2mm steel angle (from the disposable gas bottle mounts from my welder ) and the boot floor mounts are 3 or 4mm thick angle steel.