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The dog legs I purchased from Rimmer Bros, left something to be desired on
the fit, probably the only ones available.
The problem areas for the fit of the dog leg are- 1) the crispness of the
bend to the quarter panel, 2) the horizontal section that mates to the rear
deck is to wide and, 3) the angle of the bend to where the top fit to is
wrong.
I didn't do anything about the crispness of the bend as I didn't feel it was
that noticeable. What was really irritating was where the dog leg fit to the
rear deck was too wide and the angle up to where the top fits was off. So I
looked around for any alternatives and found none. So, I put my head to the
grind stone for a while to think of a solution. The only possible way to me
was to cut (sweat, sweat, eeekk!) the dog leg (see link above, or ask and I'll
send a higher res. photo) at the angle and closed the gap of the slice, then
tack weld it. Check fit and angle, if acceptable weld it completely.
I hope this helps you out.
PS, you aught to try fitting the rear B-post, now there's a F*^&%ing
nightmare.
Richard Seaton
RSH17@msn.com
View My restoration @ (http://groups.msn.com/Richards69TR6Restoration)
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