Thanks Mr. Jones. I'll pop over to your thread and check it out.
I thought the the rails were sagged too in the middle at first glance and i quickly ran a straight edge along it to find maybe a 1-2mm drop but looked more like a loss of material and paint due to grinding back welds flat. it will be a test to see how it pulls up with engine bolts tightened up and checking alignment with clutch.
had another quote on the chrome at $150 plus gst so am getting lower. long lead times on the job though due to a high number of vehicle restorations it seems. One plater had 5 months of work booked in
I managed to find some hammerite hammer finish paint in the deep green that had been used previously in another restore thread. reel and bedknife are being done in delicious red.
I found a fella near me that is making some replica catchers. i am going to propose to him to fab me up a new deflector. the 20" deflector still has the top and bottom mounting brackets on it so should be able to recover those for re-use. also have the deflector on the 17" in VGC to use as a template.
I have the original 20" catcher with pressed side plates. the bottom is rusted out and its fairly dented but would really like to have a go at repairing it before using a replica as i like the side plates much better. i'll see what the expert says
