I am happy to report that, after several days of cutting and fussing and
cogitating I finally got my BE spring base plate off without damaging the
spring box (much). So now I can repair the mess under.
I learned that there is an open hole through the front of the spring box into
the hat section on the floor. This is undoubtedly the reason that area is so
often rusted out. This may also be the reason the early floors had vents under
the hat section. Has anyone tried to block the opening off to keep water out
of the forward structure? It would not be hard to make a plug with squirt foam.
Michael Rowe
'74 Midget
'60 Bugeye Kit
Long Island, NY
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