http://www.obsoleteauto.com/ssc/sccfr.htm
Hi Bill, Check this web site out for parts and "Tech Tips".
I got all my sill repair parts and info from them.I'm sure the cheap Canadian
dollar would be money saving for you. I have many pictures of my sill repairs I
could e mail them to you. Leave the doors on unless they need major repairs.
I'd try and find a good used cross member and replace it during the sill
repair. Might as well replace the floors too, that's easy compared to the full
sill rebuild. Good Luck.
MY76MG Doug.
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From: Scotsman
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 8:40 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Delurk and Rot Repair Question
I have just purchased my first LBC! It is a '68 B Roadster, British Racing
Green.
The car has the typical rot in the sills, floorboards and around the exhaust
notch on the crossmember.
My questions:
I just got Lindsay Porter's restoration manual (renamed Haynes Restoration
Manual). In the book, they replace the sills with the old floorboards in
place. Is this necessary to maintain the "structural integrity" of the car?
It would seem much easier to work on the sills if the floorboards were
removed first. Also, it has been suggested that the door be left on the
car, to make aligning the parts easier. Does this make sense? In Porter's
book, they have the door removed.
As I mentioned, the crossmember is rotted around the exhaust pipe notch on
the crossmember. The rot "seems" to be localized there. The rest of the
crossmember seems to have bad surface rust, but not rotted thru. Should the
entire crossmember be replaced, or would this problem be a candidate for a
patch? If the crossmember needs to be replaced, is this a job that should
be done by a body shop? If not, would I be best off replacing the
crossmember before or after I do the sills?
I have only been a member of this fine list for about 2 weeks and I do
apologized for repeating a question that I am sure has been quite thoroughly
discussed prior to my joining the list. (I can't seem to find a digest of
past postings).
Thank you,
Bill Lawson
Long Island, NY
P.S. If there are any list members in my area that have undertaken this job
in the past please email me. Any support would be appreciated. Especially
since my wife now really thinks I have gone over the deep end!
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