[6pack] Ratco is here!

[Andrew Packard]

I talked quite a bit about the frame with Tony during the ordering and
building process.  He made it very clear that he builds the frame to
original specs (see your Bentley manual for those) but our frames, as many
as 40 years old, have likely sagged and taken the body with it.  My
restoration plan includes mounting the unrestored body on the new frame,
attaching the exterior panels and shimming the body for correct gaps, and
then re-bracing the doors after the new adjustments.  We'll then remove the
body so I can restore all of the suspension parts while the body repairs are
taking place.  I'll wheel the totally restored body back to the body shop to
have the restored body lowered on to it, hopefully returning to the aligned
holes from our initial effort.  Stay tuned for more play-by-play over the
next few months.

Andy

 

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From: Pmschuessor at aol.com [mailto:Pmschuessor at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:39 PM
To: apackard68 at comcast.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Ratco is here!

 

Hi  I have heard that the ratco frames have some problems with the fit of
the frame.  I hope this is not the case and I wondered if you would comment
once you fit the frame to the body.  Thanks, Paul M Schuessler
Pmschuessor at aol.com





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