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Andrew,
Congratulaions! A logical solution and nice installation. Since you carry your spare wheel the way you do, it doesn't rob you of any extra trunk space, which was one of the reasons why I liked Michael Krarup's approach, and did it his way, but this should work just as well. Were you able to use the same struts I did? When I first saw the way you had your spare, I assumed it was because you eliminated the spare wheel well so you could hang your muffler in that space and run your exhaust pipe below the axle; but your tail pipe still comes out on the left, so that couldn't have been the reason. Fess up man, I'm curious ;-) The taller gas tank is certainly an improvement, particularly if you move through wide open spaces where gas stations are far apart not so much of a problem here in N.E. - just a minor nuisance.
My trunk lid also was considerably distorted, and although tried as best I could to bend it back into shape, I still wasn't able to get it quite right. By shimming the left hinge with a bunch of washers I managed to improve the situation, but it's still not the way it should be, and I still have about an 1/8" gap there that lets in some water if I train a hose at it. Need to do some more work there.
Cheers,
Bob
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