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?
Body sag where the doors close up? No, my body sags just about everywhere.
Oh, did you mean the car? :)
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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