I made another carrier, for good friend Simon's syncro. Modelled after the one I made for myself and better as it was the second go round. I'm actually pleased with how it worked out, hold the tire very well and doesn't dent the hatch metal ( unlike what happened with the paulchen rack on his hatch that he was using to carry his spare).

Pics etc here 

https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/another-tire-carrier/

I'm going to make a couple more and refine the design. It's not revolutionary but it's satisfying :-)

Alistair