I am planning on replacing the sills in my 73 MGB.
In Lindsay Porter's book, it appears that he does not replace the inner
sill. He replaces the outer sill and the middle one. He doesn't say much
about the inner sill but from the pictures, it looks like he patched it.
I'm wondering why he did not replace it -- maybe there is a reason?
If all three sills are removed, outer, middle, and inner, will the car
structure become unstable, will things start to move around, or will the
transmission housing hold things together?
Sill kits, such as those sold by Brit-tek include an inner sill repair
section. The rear 18" of the inner sill are not included in the repair
piece. Since it's included in the kit, I assume that means people
replace all three sill sections?
Also, when the job is complete, and the jacks and whatever temporary
sill area supports are removed, will the car "settle"? That is, should I
make the door to rear post gap be exactly the same all the way up or
should I gap it slightly larger at the top in anticipation of the car
"settling" after the supports are removed? If so, how much?
Thanks,
Don Malling
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