Yeppers. The early TR-2 had the "long doors." I'm not sure if these
were done away with while the TR-2 was being made, or represented the
transition to the early TR-3s.
These inner sills are structural on all the TR-2, -3, and -3A models.
With the TR-4, -4A, -250 (-5), and -6, the outer sills (rocker panels)
became structural members.
Dave1massey@cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/29/2006 4:56:30 PM Central Standard Time,
> jar@aldermanroad.net writes:
>
>> The sills are not structural members. The door posts are welded to the
>> box member that runs from the leading edge of the body, just to the
>> rear of the wheel well, to the back, just in front of the rear wheel
>> well. That box member is the primary structural member, and to which,
>> through two "ears" attached to each of the right and left side, the body
>> is mounted to the frame.
>>
>> However, you need a soundly weld or other means of attaching the sill to
>> that box member, and to the door posts.
>>
>
> Perhaps we are arguing semantics. We were discussing the INNER sills
> which are the box sections to which you refer. The outer sills are,
> as you say, non structural and merely dress up the appearance below
> the doors. This all carries over from the first TR2's which had no
> outer sills as the doors extended all the way down to the bottom of
> the body. And also, it turned out, into the curb.
>
> Dave
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