Mike and list,
Thanks for your advice re body flex.
A few locals have said exactly the same thing.
My master plan is to concentrate on re-building the chassis, engine
and suspension first, then re-mount the body.
Once it is all tied down and nice and square I'll start the major
repairs ie sills, "A" pillars and the like.
The body doesn't feel like it is sagging but the voice of experience
has spoken!
Thanks again.
Regards,
Graeme Suckling
1965 SP310 - under construction
1971 P510 4 door - daily driver, original owner
1972 P510 2 door - in storage
1973 HS30/240Z - re-building
-----Original Message-----
From: datsunmike [mailto:datsunmike@nyc.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, 17 November 2002 11:47 PM
To: Graeme Suckling
Subject: Re: Firewall brace.
Nice project :)
FWIW, I was in exactly the same boat as you when I bought my car and
I'll
give you a tip - Put the doors back on line up the shut line and then
weld
braces across the door frame before cutting the rockers.
Since you already removed the body from the car which I wouldn't have
done
on such a rusty car prior to fixing the rockers, I would remount the
body on
the frame and begin welding then or you'll never get your door gaps
and
alignment correctly and of course weld in braces.
You can do what you want but I'm speaking from experience, and a bad
one at
that.
Mike
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