tricks to put on deck lid

My 67 dart convertible metal fatigued and eroded the points of contact for the tortion bar rod on the hinge supports. I took the lid off and had a welder put it all back together.

I was even trying to see if there would be a way to make a plate that would weld to the back side but that did not work out.

I got the lid back on and aligned and now it stayed up fine

I was lucky to get the two supports from a member here parting a couple dart convertibles, clean as a whistle, if the car ever gets a rotissory restore I'll have them put on.

I also had the pivot holes on the tubular hinge where it mates to the pivot post reinforced with some tubing.