Yes they are!
The upturn on the front chassis rails serves to provide the castor
angle to the whole front suspension geometry.
One time, when renovating a very corroded frame on one I thought that
they had sagged and bent that way, and tried very hard to straighten
them out !!
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "J.S. Burruso" <jburruso at earthlink.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 07 January 2002 22:10
Subject: Chassis Rail Pitch? x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> Does anyone know if the chassis rails on a bugeye or any spridget
for
> that matter are supposed to pitch upward a few degrees? Common
sense
> tells me they should be horizontal for their entire length but I 've
> seen several cars lately where the rails, as they protrude forward
past
> the firewall seem to have a slight upward pitch. Has anyone
measured
> their rails for plumb and level? Does anyone have any book data on
> this?
>
> Thanks in Advance
> Joe Burruso
> La Crescenta, CA
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