Re: Convertibles
Posted by Mike O'Handley On 2013/2/5 18:35:41
Hi,
I hadn't heard that. I don't think I've ever heard it mentioned in any of the threads I've read about chassis over on the Studebaker Driver's Club forum. Could be true though, I've only been back to the automotive world for the past couple of years after a 38 year hiatus.
My P.H. was literally used as a pickup truck by the original owner for more than 50 years. The guy had a tractor repair shop. When I bought it, the interior and exterior of the car looked like the outside and interior of most pickup trucks looked. There were actually dried out dead pigeons under the front seat! Inner control arm bushings had worn out ions ago and the holes those were turned into were egg shaped from decades of driving around without any grease. I expected to find the frame all tweaked and cracked. When I got the body off, got the frame home and tore it all the way down I found no cracks and, according to my lazer level, it's straight as an arrow despite all that abuse.
Maybe mine is the exception to the rule.
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I hadn't heard that. I don't think I've ever heard it mentioned in any of the threads I've read about chassis over on the Studebaker Driver's Club forum. Could be true though, I've only been back to the automotive world for the past couple of years after a 38 year hiatus.
My P.H. was literally used as a pickup truck by the original owner for more than 50 years. The guy had a tractor repair shop. When I bought it, the interior and exterior of the car looked like the outside and interior of most pickup trucks looked. There were actually dried out dead pigeons under the front seat! Inner control arm bushings had worn out ions ago and the holes those were turned into were egg shaped from decades of driving around without any grease. I expected to find the frame all tweaked and cracked. When I got the body off, got the frame home and tore it all the way down I found no cracks and, according to my lazer level, it's straight as an arrow despite all that abuse.
Maybe mine is the exception to the rule.
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