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moonwell The Mighty Admin Joined: 11 Mar 2001 Posts: 7604 Location: Des Moines, IA 1992 Cavalier Z24 1994 Cavalier Z24 1977 KZ900	Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:45 pm    Post subject: Flip Flop Trunk Discussion relating to the following How-to: http://www.v6z24.com/howto/fliptrunk _________________
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stephanscavi Dedicated Member Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 98 Location: toronto, Ontario 1994 Cavalier	Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:59 pm    Post subject: hey guys. i searched this and theres not much about it. i was reading through the flip flop how to and its a little confusing. i was wondering if any of u guys did it and how hard it was. does it take long to do. i really wanna do this. it looks insane. is it worth doing. i know that u have to put on the new hinge but other than that ...... i heard from some ppl that u have to change the bolts everytime to close it. is that true???? some help would be greately appreciated. thank you.
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93ztwo4 V6Z24.com 0wnZ me Joined: 30 Jan 2004 Posts: 2004 Location: barrie, Ontario 1988 Cavalier Z24 Convertible	Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:26 pm    Post subject: flip flop trunk gone wrong yeah i did it and it didn't work out for me it was really unstable and the trunk didn't want to close right _________________
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lvcmstckz24 I lost count... Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 3878 Location: MI, NC, Iraq 1989 Cavalier Z24 1993 Cavalier Z24 2009 Cobalt SS	Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:13 pm    Post subject: I was just wondering something about the flip flop trunk.. I have seen it done and all and it looks good, but one thing I was noticing is that a lot of people have to use like a board or something to keep the trunk lid level. can you put a spring on it or somehting to keep it level or don't you think that it will work? Let me know what ya think _________________ 356whp/385wtq on stock k04 turbo 422whp/396wtq on 3076 Best 1/4 - 12.7@119mph on K04 14.1@126 on 3076 w/ exhaust leak and rough tune
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stephanscavi Dedicated Member Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 98 Location: toronto, Ontario 1994 Cavalier	Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:56 pm    Post subject: hey ya i just did my trunk flip flop. when its open i doesn't stay lever. u can use a piece of wood but i am going to put a spring on it to make it open and close and stay lever much easier. the spring im thinking about goes from the back of the trunk to the inside of the trunk.
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isaacs93cavi Messageboard Junkie Joined: 27 Sep 2001 Posts: 598 1993 Cavalier RS	Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:07 am    Post subject: I did it and now when i close the trunk the part by the window wants to pop up. I tried 3 kinds of hinges and no luck, I have to put 2 of my factory screws back in to keep it right. it was a waste of time.
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seanski Can't get enough Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 6246 Location: Winnipeg 1994 Cavalier Sedan 2002 A4 Quattro 1997 A4 Quattro	Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:49 pm    Post subject: isaacs93cavi wrote: I did it and now when i close the trunk the part by the window wants to pop up. I tried 3 kinds of hinges and no luck, I have to put 2 of my factory screws back in to keep it right. it was a waste of time. hey man how did it look on a sedan, since the trunks are just flat, i thought about doin it but i figured it would look ghey, got any pics?
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isaacs93cavi Messageboard Junkie Joined: 27 Sep 2001 Posts: 598 1993 Cavalier RS	Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:52 pm    Post subject: I do not have a digi camera but We are going to some shows this weekend so i'll have a guy in my club shoot some. I personally think it looks good from the side or front. but from the rear it looks gay. No taillights on the trunk lid i think is what throws it off for a sedan. But hey to each his own. Personally I do not think it was worth the time and effort to do on a sedan. It looks better on the Z's -Isaac
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brothainchrist06 Post Whore Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 1918 Location: Omaha, Nebraska 1994 Cavalier	Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:49 pm    Post subject: Hey, do you think instead of using a spring on the lid, would it work to use little hydrolic arms from like a 1985 camaro trunk lid? It might work!
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stile Dedicated Member Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Renton, Washington 1994 Cavalier	Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 5:01 pm    Post subject: I am in the process of doing this and it looks good and all but i am having a hell of a hard time trying to get it to close right. i don't want to quit right now and put it back cuz then i would have wasted hella time. has anybody got they'res to close right?
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sargatana Post Whore Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 1630 Location: The Peoples' Republic of New York 1991 Other	Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:31 pm    Post subject: Check out the pics of mine in my registry. I used 2 L brackets on each side, and some pins to hold the trunk tight to the arms so it would open and close without a hassle, but when I want the flip flop effect, I just take the pins out, a voila. _________________ When I'm goin' fornicatin' I've got my ceramic Satan Sittin' on the dashboard of my car Women know I'm on the level Thanks to the wide-eyed stoneware devil Sneerin' from the dashboard of my car
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stile Dedicated Member Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Renton, Washington 1994 Cavalier	Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:43 am    Post subject: thanks man. I'ma try it hopefully it works out for me. I've been racking my brain trying to figure a way to fix it mostly becuz I live in Washington and we're famous for our rain.
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drift_onli * Newbie * Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 5193 Location: derptown 1982 Cavalier Hatchback	Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:09 pm    Post subject: Is this possible with a first gen? I may try it... Working on dressing up my trunk a bit for my schools car show in the summer... _________________ -Ian
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96z24 Member Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 17 Location: Etters-York, Pennsylvania 1996 Cavalier Z24	Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:32 pm    Post subject: 3rd Gen Trunk Flip Flop i have a friend with a 99 z24 i was wondering how it would work on the newer ones since the only posts i have seen is 1st and 2nd gen cavys... his registry link is:http://www.v6z24.com/registry/9t9zkar/
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megan Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 5 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana 1994 Cavalier Z24 Convertible	Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:24 am    Post subject: flip trunk Could someone please send me a photo of the triangular brackets and what they look like attached to the trunk..email is itsnickagain@aol.com _________________
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