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In a message dated 6/5/06 2:17:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
wtbold@hotmail.com writes:
<< With the "backbone" of the body gone, how do you restore body/frame
rigidity, as in maintaining the door to body gap? >>
I added 1by2 rectangular tubing under the rockers, bolted thru to the body
like a bug vert would use. I also added some 14 gauge engineered angles to the
inside of the rocker. This added quite a bit of strengthening to mine. It's
strong enough that I can put my floor jack under one side of the front beam, and
raise it 18 + inches off the ground (puts the car into a pretty good twist)
and the doors open and close perfectly smooth, and the door gaps don't change. A
lot of it is in how it's set up, and fabricated. You could also use 1/4"
plate (4" wide) and weld it to the inside of the rocker too, but you have to be
careful about loosing space along side the seat.
There was a discussion about this last month on the Samba (in the t-3 forum),
so you might want to check that series of posts out.
Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at;
http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977 and now has a dead T-3 with D-jet FI
engine. : (
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