gday every1
well after finishing my stereo for this year,my mate created this idea to do sometin with my boot lid to make it look amazing,he offered to do a reverse boot install like temagna like his,but i said it wouldnt look rite havin mine and his the same,so anyways after a few weeks of discussion and planning we finally got to work on this idea,it isnt fully finished yet but i faught i would show it off get some feed back let me know wat you think.
btw please dont ask me how to do this,its realy complicated and my mate has the plans for it,i would like feedback on wat every1 thinks.also i wanted to make a note dont let the photos fool you,that lid is position with a door stopper below the hinge to stop it from falling down,and on the other side a small long pin is to hold the other side down so it looks neat.
i am stil in the progress of finishing it with the help of my mate,this is wat it looks like atm,its just creating it so it stays like that and setting it up easier that we are working on,this takes 5 minutes to set up wit the help of some1 else and a few tools and yes it is stable!
anyways i dont want to take all the credit for this so big shout out to my mate rhys(owner of loud1) for creating/installing it and with the help of his brother liam.i also helped out a bit so big thanks to me
for those of you who havnt seen my boot install
http://file020.bebo.com/9/large/2006/10/15/13/18570819a2267847139b255136171l.jpg
my mates hard at work cutting the hinge(i will get more progress pics later on)
http://file025.bebo.com/8/large/2006/10/23/15/18570819a2340228816b870345862l.jpg
the boot lid flip idea
http://file023.bebo.com/5/large/2006/10/23/15/18570819a2340256927b734715422l.jpg
other hinge down,a better shot
http://file025.bebo.com/8/large/2006/10/23/15/18570819a2340228751b127366998l.jpg
all the wiring has been redone to just 1 wire that goes down the left side of the boot,we choose the left side to flip up because yeah it looks beter!this idea i dont believe has been done b4,if any other magna out there rekons they got this post it up!i have done a search on the magna forum and have only found te magnas reverse boot install,havnt seen anythin like this done b4,i do hope no1 else has this,anyways i wil post more pics later on,and yes i got more progress photos taken!but my mate has all the photos so il try and get a hold of them!
just a reminder i would like feedback and your thoughts,please do not ask me how this is done!and no i dont drive around with my boot like this,its created so that it looks the same as the first photo wen i open my boot,i have to ajust the bolts to flip it.
im also thinkin of a name for this,give me some ideas!

looking good :D

Awesome!

I like it... however if your parked undercover and the roof is low... wouldnt it stick up fairly high and maybe hit it?? just a thought but its nice!!!

maybe you could call it a 1 arm scissor?

looks pimp!

WTF.. Thats cool.. Looks like a bit of work involved..


Lov it.. Keep up the good work..:)

Looks nice!

Big :thumbsup: for getting out there and trying new stuff and being creative! :)

I like it... however if your parked undercover and the roof is low... wouldnt it stick up fairly high and maybe hit it?? just a thought but its nice!!!
yeah its manly for show like if im at a party ,showing it to my mates or if im entering it in another car show,it can still be used to open like any other boot,but yeah its pritty high!

Awesome Mate, thats coming along very nicely!!!

All u need is some wheels now mate and your set :thumbsup: good work!!

well thats different:P Top job!!!!!

If you are using it for shows then its pretty cool.

You will need to remove the right hand side frame though for shows.

If you are using it for shows then its pretty cool.

You will need to remove the right hand side frame though for shows.
yeah we are stil workin on an idea,i duno i can clip it down with a pin,i stil need it though wen i close my boot,any idea wat i should do to hide it?or if i just have it clipped down it would look ok?

Love the idea and install, just curious if you know how much weight it added?

you crazy mofo, its wicked :D

Love the idea and install, just curious if you know how much weight it added?
abit not alot that left hinge holds it up,it would probaly only snap i guess if there were strong winds or sometin,but i only set it up for show,stil opens like any normal boot,the carpet ,neon and the checkered plate would only be like a few kgs heavier,i can just lift it,but needs 2 ppl to swing it around.or do you mean the actual boot itself?the whole boot set up has lowered it abit at the bak of my car hey.but got no idea how much it all weighs.

A lot of work mate good effort.

However I think you probably thought of this that if winds are strong, you wont want to open you boot. As if it gives way it may land on your windshield.

But everything looks great.

looking good mate
first time i've seen a bootlid like that
but hey theres a first for everything :P

more progress pics as promissed!
as you can see we are cuttin the top to put the rod in
http://file023.bebo.com/12/large/2006/10/24/10/18570819a2348611786b874507581l.jpg
drilling the hole to make the rod turn
http://file023.bebo.com/12/large/2006/10/24/10/18570819a2348611295b548573065l.jpg
the rod with the hole
http://file023.bebo.com/12/large/2006/10/24/10/18570819a2348611557b566075815l.jpg
another view
http://file023.bebo.com/12/large/2006/10/24/10/18570819a2348611476b241727450l.jpg

Thats startin to come along quite well.

Looks good!!!

Sweet as very unique:bowdown:

hope you don't mind people coping ya
Mr Trend setter :D

hope you don't mind people coping ya
Mr Trend setter :D
you dont have the top secret planslol :dancin:

When you get the boot to hover with no attachments then give me a call :D

nah looks good mate, wish i was lazy enough to get off my azz and do something

That is so freeken cool!!!
Love it, and doesnt look that hard, hole here, hinge there, easy:P
you should do that to the bonnet now:D

thats brilliant hamish :D looking forward to seeing that next time im down or your up. got my boot swinging same a rhys now, altho ive gotta get my lazy ass up and find some decent split pins so i dont have to keep undoing the bolts :P

question.. with rhys boot, he uses split pins.. any idea if it causes much vibration/resonance from his subs?

oh also.. agreed, time to do it to your bonnet dude :)

that is INSANE!! Bet that would turn quite a few heads at a car show or even a carpark :)

as TUFFTR said, do the same with the bonnet :D

thats brilliant hamish :D looking forward to seeing that next time im down or your up. got my boot swinging same a rhys now, altho ive gotta get my lazy ass up and find some decent split pins so i dont have to keep undoing the bolts :P

question.. with rhys boot, he uses split pins.. any idea if it causes much vibration/resonance from his subs?

oh also.. agreed, time to do it to your bonnet dude :)
na no vibration ,cos it was up in the air ,haha the bonet?that would be a hell of a missionlol
we are stil in the progress of finishing this,i need to get myself some of those pins and we are workin on sometin to make it stay up like that on an angle.

Reminded me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wxgHtqqEdA
I think I'd rather be able to open my boot the normal way most of the time and just have it to one side for shows.

Reminded me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wxgHtqqEdA
I think I'd rather be able to open my boot the normal way most of the time and just have it to one side for shows.
:bowrofl: haha
yeah i can stil open my boot normaly dude,thats the whole plan then just set it up for shows and stuff.

nah i mean, when his boot is closed, does he cop boot lid vibrations? one would think a split pin wouldnt be sufficient pressure on the boot lid toi stop them.

nah i mean, when his boot is closed, does he cop boot lid vibrations? one would think a split pin wouldnt be sufficient pressure on the boot lid toi stop them.
yeah it stil vibrates,but you cant realy hear it,i mean his number plates explains his car"loud1" his exhaust and performance upgrades over power the noise of the subwoofers,but yeah it stil vibrates,his subs are pritty powerful.

aah kk cool, mines louder :D

aah kk cool, mines louder :D
haha yeah sure thing damonlol
na jj man ,oih hows your magna comin along did you get a hold of a rear bumper yet?

nah i went n saw the panel beater the other day, he said 3 weeks before he can get the work done.. gonna stick with a stock bumper n get pods for it later.. also get him to colour code the side skirts while its in there

nah i went n saw the panel beater the other day, he said 3 weeks before he can get the work done.. gonna stick with a stock bumper n get pods for it later.. also get him to colour code the side skirts while its in there
sweet dude!anythin else new you done to your car lately mate?

There are diffrent boot lid ideas like the FLIP FLOP on a web site== www.mitsubishimoderfications.com

http://www.mitsubishimodifications.com/

works too :)

holy crap man , is the mirror chrome paint on that website legal in oz????
a bit over the top i know but i reckon that would be awesome!!
not neccessarily on a magna .......

And LOL at the "transforming cars"lol
*Disclaimer* this car modification will not be available anytime soon.

ha ha ha

chrome paint is advertised in Autosalon mag, probly others too, it is in Aus

gday every1,well finaly i have gotten around to trying to finishing this!still not fully finished yet!ive just recently got some custom steel pins made up to firmly hold both sides in place wat i want to do in the future is to get a gas strut made so it opens and flips and then all i would have to do is pin the other side down and yeah!,anyways since my old photos in this thread arnt showing up,im gona repost the pics from the start,so please dont post coments til i got all my pics up,
and for you other nobs dont post stupid crap in my thread
cheers:)
heres my boot
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/Bootneonandflash.jpg
cutting off the hinge to place the rod
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/9374034a2338959772b626911507l.jpg
drilling the rod
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/nowdrillingmetaltube.jpg
the rod with the hole in it
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/drilledhole.jpg

one hinge down locked with the pin
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000169.jpg
looks cleaner now with no dodge screwdrivers we used before
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000168.jpg
other pin in firmly locked in place
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000167.jpg
boot flipped!
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000173.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000174.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000166-1.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000176.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000172.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/S6000165.jpg
and thats all the decent photos i took enjoy:)

haha thats awsome
how high does it sit must be at least a couple of meters?
you should put a big spring on it and use it as a catapult lol
with the press of your boot button it'll fling anything thats on top of the lid a few meters

oh and those of you who remeber revheads heres some pics from there il post in this thread
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/18570819a2609707456b166522231l.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/18570819a2593694704b274189355l.jpg
and 1 more pic i just found!enjoy:)
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/hamishtony/18570819a2340228751b127366998l.jpg

haha thats awsome
how high does it sit must be at least a couple of meters?
you should put a big spring on it and use it as a catapult lol
with the press of your boot button it'll fling anything thats on top of the lid a few meters
yeah pritty high:)
id say 3 meters aprox
yeah i wana get a gas strut/ spring put in but thats later down the track,i gota do some research and hunt around for wat i need to finaly finish this,the pins wil do fine for now,only for show:cool:

good job mate, that looks awsome, i bet u put a few hours into doing that. it was worth it by the look of it.:)

good job mate, that looks awsome, i bet u put a few hours into doing that. it was worth it by the look of it.:)
half a daylol
cheers

nice work mate, rather unique


whats going on with the earlier photos in the thread??

nice work mate, rather unique


whats going on with the earlier photos in the thread??
cheers,um the earilier photos i uploaded on a webspace simular to myspace cos my knowledge on uploading was crap,but they arnt working and some in my other threads they arnt working so i signed up to photobucket so the photos i just posted should be there for good:)

oh the guy that did this must of been a smart one :P, i can tell you how to do it... its a pain in the arse thats for sure, :P took me and hamish a good 4 hours to figure it out :happy:

details please

details please

What would you like to know mate, the swing apart.. bracket etc