Re: [FWDLK] Riddle me THIS, rag-top!!

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What Bill K. said + X-member + stiff, 12 gauge (same thickness as the frame
rails, BTW) rocker panels, door sills and inner rockers to brace the body at
it's weakest point = less shake, rattle and roll on ruff roads.

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Riddle me THIS, rag-top!!


> They probably make a more solid tie from the body to the chassis, which I
> would imagine has some additional bracing on a ragtop, to make the whole
> structure more secure - not a unibody, but bolted tight enough is closer
> than it would be with the rubber allowing room to flex. Have to compensate
> for not having that roof structure to tie the car together.
>
> Although I cut the top off a '59 Pontiac that was pretty rough and it's
> still pretty stiff... must be because of that X-member frame in it.
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:20 PM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Riddle me THIS, rag-top!!
>
>
> > Ok, Ron, et al, WHY, or rather, WHAT is the engineerring
> > reason/rationale  for NOT installing body-"donuts" (uh, pardon my
> > nick-name for them; don't want to offend anyone, by not referring to
> > their official "Factory" nomenclature, and/or part numbers!)
> > ..on convertibles?? Don't the "donuts" (or, is that :"
> > doughnuts"-PLEASE, forgive me!!)  "do"
> > anything--OR, do/would the 'nuts'  allow the car-body to shake/roll (if
> > NOT: rattle!!) too much, & the factory wanted as stiff a
> > body-connection, as possible??
> >
> >
> > Neil
> > (& Horace (aka: Horrie; get along, little "DOGGIE"; Dodgie,
> > whatever................) lol
> >
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