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Originally Posted by bennelson
I've experimented with magnets, which worked well. I'd be looking at doing a side-hinged magnetic setup, so that the whole cap is hinged on the drivers-side and opens on the passenger side.
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40s Buicks and 50s International trucks had hoods that had a lever handle/hinge assembly on both sides. They opened from either side, or you could open both latches and lift it right off.
Buy in the wrecking yard, pocket the latches and sell the sheet metal as scrap. Your cap would weigh and be subject to aerodynamic forces similar to the hood, but you could always add D-rings on pins like a race car hood.
I'm collecting pieces for a boat-tail. I'm short some tubing but the skin material I have is 1/4x3 1/2" Redwood bender board. With a lower part count, I would taper the pieces to get a vacuum-bagged compound curve. The first iteration for testing will be like a model airplane fuselage skinned with pallet-wrap plastic film.
I always wanted to cut the roof off a VW Beetle and cover the rear seat, storage, and original air intake vents with a wooden, barrel-shaped tonneau cover. Single rumble seat. Parallel cream-colored pinstripes so it looks like a Chris-Craft boat. Low V-shaped windshield.