Floor? There's supposed to be a floor?
Robert D.
( more later! )
-----Original Message-----
From Tocci, Al <atocci at advanta.com>
To: 'Robert Duquette' <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
Date: March 22, 2000 2:18 PM
Subject: RE: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone?
>yikes! Never mind what the fender is attached to. What's the front floor
>attached to? The inner sill runs the length of the car from wheel well to
>wheel well and in the front runs up about 6 or so inches where it meets the
>kick panel. The spot welding of the outer sill to the inner sill forms a
>rigid solid channel. These cars are definitely over-built but you should
be
>experiencing some body sag where the door gaps are starting to close-up.
>Yes, definitely get the Lindsay Porter book; it is excellent.
>Good luck.
>
>Al Tocci
>Doylestown, PA
>'66 Sprite
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Duquette [mailto:RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 1:42 PM
>To: Spridgets
>Subject: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone?
>
>
>Hey!
>
>I have a day off with my sick son today and while he is vegging in front of
>the TV, I got to wondering what was behind the 'riveted on' inner kick
panel
>patch. You know the thing where you guys have the lower part of your front
>fenders bolted on? I idn't find much behind that patch and I was kinda
>wondering if there was supposed to be an inner sill around there somewhere?
>Looking in the catalogue diagrams, it looks as if there is supposed to be
an
>inner sill that comes as far forward as the outer sill, though it is not so
>clear if it is supposed to go as far back as the outer sill.
>
>I know that I really should get <what's his name's> how to buy and restore
>manual, and I think that I will.
>
>Should I be driving this thing?
>
>Still haven't figured out how the bottom of the fender is being held on???
>( No, it is not bolted on. See above. ) :)
>
>Robert Duquette
>Ottawa ON Canada
>http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
>RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
>'65 RHD BRG Sprite
>
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