the windshield frame is not strong enough
to compensate for a sagging tub and/or frame.
Block the car up and use a floor jack and a long 4"x4"
to level the floor/tub before welding. You can check
it against the fit of your door.
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/73gt6br_newsheetmetal.htm
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smith, Brian (Inland-Gaylord)" <BSmith51@ICCNET.COM>
To: "spitfires@autox. team. net (E-mail)" <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
"Triumph Owners digest (E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>; "Spitfire
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Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:25 PM
Subject: rocker replacement on 1972 Spitfire...
> Dear Listers,
>
> I know this has been covered ad nauseum, but I am facing this task soon.
My
> question is this: I have a factory hard top (steel). will this provide
the
> needed structural support for the body by its self? I'm not in the mood
nor
> do I have the space to remove the door and weld in a brace. The hardtop
is
> a standard winter item and it would make the job easier from me. (I will
be
> doing the replacement outside...the garage is full of my TR3 project.
>
> Brian Smith
> Bogalusa, LA
> (about a hour north of N.O. La.)
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