Nope Eric you're not, and if I failed to read your post correctly then I
apologize. And to add to what you have said, I spoke with Dave @ TRF
and he said for sure that replacement panels had them although he was
unsure of the original panels. You can confirm the original parts
question.
Dave said the holes, which are actually somewhat oval, were put there to
make rust proofing easier. Apparently there was no rust proofing done
at the factory, but a contractor did spray something in this area when
they arrived at the port. Must not have been the most thorough job
though give that this area is prone to rusting.
Anyway, mystery solved and once again, thanks to all those on the list
for their assistance.
R. Ashford Little II
www.geocities.com/ralittle2
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Conrad [mailto:conrade2@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 3:45 PM
To: R. Ashford Little II; twgeiger@hiwaay.net; 'TR6 list'; 'Triumphs'
Subject: RE: What is this?
Ashford,
I'm puzzled that you believe these to be only from replacement panels.
I
wrote earlier that two TR6's that I've have knowledge of had these same
holes. My guess was that they were to aid the sill in drying should the
become wet inside. I can guarantee that my TR6 that I did a frame off
restoration of did not have replacement panels anywhere. I cannot make
the
same guarantee about the parts car that I tore apart with friends, but
it
also had the same hole in the same place. My TR6 is a 1976, and the
parts
car was a 1971.
Am I completely off base here?
Eric Conrad
'76 TR6 (CF52678U)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of R. Ashford Little II
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 1:02 PM
To: twgeiger@hiwaay.net; 'TR6 list'
Subject: RE: What is this?
Terry, you are probably onto something here. Apparently, replacement
sills have this hole, and it may be there so they don't have to make two
different panels.
R. Ashford Little II
www.geocities.com/ralittle2
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of twgeiger@hiwaay.net
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 1:29 PM
To: TR6 list
Subject: RE: What is this?
In cars that had the dealer installed a/c kit a hole is usually drilled
through
the floor in this general area to allow for the condensate drain line to
exit.
I wonder if the hole you are seeing is where the installer installed an
a/c kit
and chose to drill the hole in the inner seal instead of the floor.
This would
have been a bad thing as the condensate water from the a/c would have
been
deposited inside the inner seal and rocker panel.
One way to tell would to be to look for some unused holes in the bottom
of the
dash where sheetmetal screws would have been. These screws would have
been
needed to attach the a/c unit to the bottom of the dash.
Just a guess....
Terry Geiger
'74 TR6
'79 MGB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R. Ashford Little II <ralittle2@mindspring.com>
> To: Triumphs@autox. Net <Triumphs@autox.team.net>; 6-Pack
> <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:23 PM
> Subject: What is this?
>
>
> > I took my carpets completely out of my TR6 recently to let them dry
> and
> > discovered an unusual hole in an inner sill. The pictures are on my
> > website under the link entitled "what is this." The photos are
> taken
> > looking down into the passenger footwall. The hole in question is
> near
> > the front of the inner sill. The pics can be viewed at the link
> below.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > R. Ashford Little II
> > www.geocities.com/ralittle2
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