Being semi serious for a second, as a expert at not being able to weld, the original joints that hold the car together are spot welds, which to me don't look all that strong especially after a bit of rust gets into the seam and pushes tears them apart, so surely a butt weld like this would be stronger then that?
On a tangent story I recall that when Holden first looked at the Opel to be the basis for the Commodore, the imported Opel's fell apart on Australian roads and Holden had to add bracing and strengthen the shells to meet Australian conditions, which might explain the extra bracing that the Commodore had that the Monza didn't. Actually another little tip bit I remember from the time was Holden disguised the Opel with Torana panel work.
Anyway enough ramblings, before DJ starts complaining about my stories again
and more progress reports please maestro.
