Fiat Abarth Assetto Corsa: Chassis and body

So a decision was made to save some of the Abarth bits for another 500 in the stash, and to make this one to a home-made hot rod converted by an overly enthusiastic youngster. 

 

 

The chassis is complete and fits the body well. The fender flares would have been useful given the fat little tires from the Abarth kit, but it will all work without. 

At the moment I am struggling with a hinge for the engine lid, which will be set up to tilt out from the bottom, as in the original 500, rather than up from the top as in the Abarth versions. Accordingly I am calling this a 500D.

The first attempt was too weak, and came apart after a couple of flexes. Plan B involves a 1 mm rod inside a couple of pieces of 1.5 mm tube (1.050 ID). Plan C involves gluing it in open position. Stay tuned!