Body Fittings

Fuel filler cap Hole cut in luggage compartment for fuel filler cap	Luggage compartment lid Some fettling of gaps	Luggage compartment catch escutcheon made from the blade of a stainless steel knife!
Catch in open position I couldn't find anything suitable so I made my own catch. It is operated by an 8mm allen key	Catch in closed position	Door catch this has to be a 'two stage' lock for SVA requirements. the original beetle item will work with some modification
Striker plate	Striker plate If I had thought on I would have salvaged the captive plate from the donor!	Rear clamshell release lever This needs to pull on two cables simultaneously to release the rear clamshell
Rear clamshell release lever I cut this by hand from 10mm thick aluminium. The black part is turned from delrin ( a self lubricating nylon type material) The adjusters are for carbs and were purchased on Ebay	Roll hoops in position	Upper fixing location This is also to double as the upper mounting for the seat belts. The pipe was drilled to accept steel bushes that were drilled and tapped to accept seatbelt bolts.
Lower fixing L shaped brackets used to fix the hoops to the chassis.	All welded up and ready for chrome	Upper mounting
Lower bracket