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Re: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone?

To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Oh where, oh where is my little sill gone?
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 19:36:15 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Thanks for the info!

Okay!  No bolts left holding the fender on.  There appears to be 3 tack
welds to the outer sill.  ( They are bronzish in colour, does that make it
brazing?  ( showing my ignorance once again! ) )  The fender may be okay, if
I can cut these welds.  What should I use?  A Dremel or just a cutting disk
on a drill?  ( I don't have a Dremel, and judging from the growing parts
list, I may be a wee bit tight. )

The floor is still a mystery until I remove the sheet of metal that is
riveted on and covering it on the top.  But, from underneath, it's connected
to something.  Perhaps the outer sill?

My son is getting a lot of adult teeth and may also have an ear infection.

Robert D.
( The other Sprite deal fell through when the other pictures came in.  They
were intended to raise the price, but made me realize that I was already
offering too much. )

-----Original Message-----

>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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