I've just twigged that's what they are. Still think the tree may come off better though Side bars?? Were they fashionable in the 70's???? Or was that side burns....????
Re: Rizzo the Rat I will continue to update as and when big bits have been done but for those of you on Facebook, you can catch all the action straight from the guy doing the welding who has set up a group dedicated to Rizzo's ressurection:
Due to how bad he actually looks, I have bought a donor shell which isn't perfect but has some good bits mine hasn't and hopefully between the 2 of them they can cut down on the amount of parts being bought/fabricated
Re: Rizzo the Rat It's been a while since I posted and this is partly because I've been in Germany and Afghanistan but partly as progress has been more anti progres really with no good news until recently. Rizzo The Rat was so called because of his ratty exterior but was believed to be solid underneath with new heater channels etc but unfortunately this turns out to not be the case and it also turns out to be far easier to use a different shell and a different chassis than to try repair what is (or isn't) there.
Here he is now, stripped out and with the paint rubbed off in places where the welder was trying to find something to weld to a couple of months ago:
This is one of the bits of progress that has been made; I thought the engine cowling looked too bulky for what I was after so this was cut from another decklid and will be welded seamlessly to the body just so it doesn't look like there's something missing.
This is my replacement shell which was only £50 and according to the welder, is significantly better than the original.
My new heater channels
And this is my replacement chassis which was £292.67 (ebay). The rear has been completely rebuilt using new suspension parts and included are 2 brand new heavy duty floorpans and a brand new header so it will only really be the spine that is 40 years old and that seems very solid.
Don't mean to be picky, but as this forum can be a source of information to folks generally, those are not heater channels but heater channel top plates only. heater channels look like this...
If you want to do a good job you should really replace the whole thing, and while initially daunting to cut out they are actually easier to weld in. We did both sides of the Jagerbug in one evening - well, Alex and his plasma cutter did!
