Has anyone found such an insulating strip between the angle iron and wood
side rails on a TC?
My drivers rail was original, and bolted and screwed right to the iron...
Mark McCombs
TC8126
-----Original Message-----
From: djohnson@iwaynet.net <djohnson@iwaynet.net>
To: mg-t@autox.team.net <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: TD TUB
>I am new to this list, and have been reading with great interest. Would
>like to express great appreciation for the various technical discussions.
>
>My TF tub has been off the frame for some time now, waiting and wondering
>when and if it will ever get back. My experience is that Jonathan
>Hermance's description best fits my memory and photos of removing the tub.
>The material separating the angle irons and the frame seems somewhat like
>burlap, but also has a wooly texture. It was soaked or impregnated with
>some black tarry gook that apparently kept out moisture and squeaks. This
>stuff was used in various and sundry contact points between metal and
>metal, and I believe, between metal and wood. His description of the cork
>pads is better than my memory insofar as locations, but I clearly recall
>the thick cork pads.
>
>Those are the only original materials I found on my car.
>
>Again, thanks to all for the great discussion. I am a strict amateur, and
>my car is completely in pieces, nothing is attached to the frame. After
>12+ years and three moves, and many meticulous mistakes, I am now ready to
>start re-assembling my car. I am hoping I can reassemble in half the time
>it took me to get to where I am!
>
>Dan Johnson
>Columbus, Ohio
>1954 TF
>
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