The hood, doors, etc. can make a lot of noise going over
bumps if the hinges, latches, bumpers, etc., etc. are worn or out
of adjustment. Also maybe some of your body-frame mountings
are not right. The stuff inside the doors could also be loose.
But even when they were new,?I bet they were pretty rattly...
Doug Braun
At 10:45 PM 6/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all!
>
> Just got back from an extremely satisfying day working on and
>driving the Spit. Put a new coil in, re-adjusted the carbs (as I will
>be for the rest of my life), and took her for a spin. Something that's
>been plaguing me for a while involves the ride. Have these cars always
>handled the bumps so badly?? Whenever I go over something even
>remotely significant, such as raised man hole covers, small potholes,
>larger cracks in the road, etc, the car sounds and feels like it's
>about ready to fall apart! When this happens, the car also has a
>tendency to almost "jump" over a bit.. Shocks are new and the springs
>don't appear very old at all. Leaf spring in back is brand new.
>Bushings and tires are also new. Any thoughts, or is this just the way
>these cars are?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Steve Hall
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