Re: The "After Eight" Roadster
Posted by Ross On 2016/8/7 12:57:07
In honor of the car turning 100K whilst on a shopping trip, it is now time to begin the more major modifications.
Before the top comes off and sectioning begins, it is important to have the underbody in good condition. Without the top these cars have all the structural strength of a slice of warm cheese. First up then is inner and outer rockers and the usual repairs necessary to victims of rubber mat disease. (Have you lifted your mats lately?)
The outer rockers are CtoC and fit pretty well. It is very nice that they are galvanized. I make the inner rockers here, deeper and with larger flanges for extra strength. The floor pans were also CtoC and were somewhat better than a swift kick in the pants.
We are not finishing the rockers at the back just yet as the wheelbase will be decreased 10".
Turns out the front fender had been seriously snagged at the bottom and recreated with plastic surgery. A new fender bottom will be welded on, but not just yet: To minimize labor we cut the old one off at the level where the sectioning of the car will take place: 8" above the door bottom edge.
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Before the top comes off and sectioning begins, it is important to have the underbody in good condition. Without the top these cars have all the structural strength of a slice of warm cheese. First up then is inner and outer rockers and the usual repairs necessary to victims of rubber mat disease. (Have you lifted your mats lately?)
The outer rockers are CtoC and fit pretty well. It is very nice that they are galvanized. I make the inner rockers here, deeper and with larger flanges for extra strength. The floor pans were also CtoC and were somewhat better than a swift kick in the pants.
We are not finishing the rockers at the back just yet as the wheelbase will be decreased 10".
Turns out the front fender had been seriously snagged at the bottom and recreated with plastic surgery. A new fender bottom will be welded on, but not just yet: To minimize labor we cut the old one off at the level where the sectioning of the car will take place: 8" above the door bottom edge.
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