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Boot Lid
This set of pictures was taken in January 2007 as a result of a number of enquiries about the method of construction of the boot lid.
click for larger imageThe boot lid assembled.  There are three main components - a lid with framework welded to it; a thick ply baseboard and a steel tray.  There are also wood fillets at the top and bottom of the lid, and the lid is completed by a wooden strap strip and a rubber mat.
click for larger imageThree long screws (centre rear) pass through the tray/baseboard assembly and fix into a strip of wood the length of the lid.  This strip is secured to the lid by the screws holding the locks. 

The four side screws only hold the rubber mat to the baseboard. The sound deadening is non-original.

click for larger imageclick for larger imageAfter undoing these three central screws, the inner tray/baseboard assembly lifts out (on mine, restricted by the tail lamp wire which passes through).
click for larger imagethe tray/baseboard assembly fits snugly inside this holder (quite a tight fit on mine which needed levering out).
click for larger imageclick for larger imageclick for larger imageWith the inner tray/baseboard assembly out, the lid can be seen to be an outer skin, welded to a steel angle iron framework
click for larger imageclick for larger imageclick for larger imageand the angle iron continues around the lower edges of the lid to form a rectangular holder for the tray/baseboard assembly.
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click for larger imageclick for larger imageThe tray/baseboard assembly comprises an outer steel framework, (which is a snug fit into the holder above), and a thick ply baseboard which again is a snug fit.
click for larger imageThe baseboard is screwed into the steel tray from underneath.
click for larger imageclick for larger imageOnce the baseboard is in place in the tray, the rubber mat and wooden strap strip are screwed in from the top.
click for larger imageThe finished boot lid should look something like this: the slots are for the luggage straps.
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