Daniel,
I kept your previous post to remind me to follow-up on this. Thanks for the
info on front frame members - I'll certainly be filing it away. So, how far
off a level floor does a rise of 1/2" per 2' actually put the ends? This
info will enable me to quickly check to see how far off they are currently.
What, if anything, did you find out about the rad brackets? This is great
info as I'll be faced with this in the future. Thanks for doing the
legwork!
Geoff Muttart
gmuttart@mtdc.ns.ca
'59 Bugeye (undergoing long-term restoration)
'61 Bugeye
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Thompson <dthompson@gbc.ca>
To: 'spridgets@autox.team.net' <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: July 16, 1998 11:47 AM
Subject: frame measurements
Listers:
I am reaching a critical stage in the rebuild of my Bugeye's bodyshell and
need some help. As we all know (!), the front frame members on all the
spridgets are not perfectly level; they "curve" upwards at the front. (I
think the curve starts just after the big square crossmember). Anyway, my
front frame members (or extensions, if you prefer), are pretty banged up and
the DPO did the classic error of assuming the "curve" was not original ie.
he hammered them until he got them straight level with the ground.
I need to know two things which all the manuals don't tell me. First, what
angle should the frame members be at? How far off the (level) floor should
the very end of the frame extensions be when the shell is lying flat (in
inches)? Second: assuming the frame extensions are set up properly, are the
radiator support brackets supposed to be at a 90 degree angle to the floor
or at a 90 degree angle to the frame extensions (and therefore lying at a
"backwards angle").
Thanks in advance for any help!
Daniel
AN5 612
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