Re:

[Mash <type53@yahoo.com>]

--- Ben Channard <zeroid@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 	Finally took a semi-hemi-demi close look at a
> Rabbit Convertible at the 
> junkyard with the aim of looking for structural
> reinforcements which might 
> be applied to our cars (specifically a Mk.1).
> 
> 	The top hoop appears to be welded or bolted to what
> are essentially 
> guillotined B-pillars.  Can this be easily removed
> and attached to the 
> inside of a Scirocco?
> 
> 	There is a pretty beefy box section cross member
> attached between the 
> fender wells, behind the rear seats.  Looks much
> more solid than a rear 
> stress bar.  No more carrying long objects with the
> rear seats folded down 
> though.
> 
> 	Are there any other reinforcements to the Rabbit
> chassis to prep it for 
> topless duty?  I couldn't find anything along the
> sills, the front or 
> underside of the car.  Is the Rabbit
> Convertible/Cabriolet a pretty stiff 
> bunny or much more flexy than the closed roof car
> (I've never driven one)?
> 
> 	Just looking for cheap 'n' easy factory solutions
> to getting stiff.  
> benton----

Are you going to chop your car?

If not, not all of the convertible reinforcements will
be relevant.

The roof on a hardtop car adds considerable rigidity
to the chassis, so when VW "chopped" it,
reinforcements were essential.

Just a thought . . .


=====
Mark Peele
1982 Scirocco, 1981 Scirocco, 1978 Scirocco, 1987 Golf GT
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