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rear hatch
ok so i have stumbled on to the tojan i think the car is ugly as hell accept one part the rear hatch now here is my problem i am trying to fab one out of fiber glass but i can get the dimensions of the hatch to make an accurate copy would anybody be ale to help me with this i will up load a link to some pictures of the tojan no pics hers a video
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Re: rear hatch
I have a friend working on mine...but I'll make a long story short...I have a ( I've been told by others on tgo ) c & c notch back...the plan was to mold that and redo it...( then big fight with friend ) then I seen the thread where the guy took a made a skeleton out of roundbar to make a notchback ...and now my friend wants to mold a factory rear hatch....
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Re: rear hatch
i was thinking you could probably mold it from the stock hatch but my question is do i do it from the inside or outside and where would the notch be placed on the mold
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Re: rear hatch
The idea ( not necessary the plan ) was to mold the outside...cover the window with aluminum foil or something that the fiberglass won't stick to... ( people build custom fiberglass boxes for the back of there car and use aluminum foil to cover the floor )...you can use fleece...but anyway the idea..after the mold is made to pop out a copy of the factory glass...and to cut a window in with out a notch...but I think once you get to that point cutting in a notch should be easy...
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Re: rear hatch
yeah i have seen the process of molding but if you mold from the outside wont the hatch be to big? or even from the inside be to small? that is my worry and by doing it this way we are looking at like a 5 step mold mold the hatch cut out where the window would be besides the sides that you want for the notch and re mold to get a one piece look to it then cut out the hole for your window and install either lexan or glass for the window and that is not including if you want any ridges or anything on your hatch mold
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Re: rear hatch
yeah i have seen the process of molding but if you mold from the outside wont the hatch be to big? or even from the inside be to small? that is my worry and by doing it this way we are looking at like a 5 step mold mold the hatch cut out where the window would be besides the sides that you want for the notch and re mold to get a one piece look to it then cut out the hole for your window and install either lexan or glass for the window and that is not including if you want any ridges or anything on your hatch mold
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