Anyone used the longitudinal outer clamshells on a street car?, Time for hard choices |
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Anyone used the longitudinal outer clamshells on a street car?, Time for hard choices |
Superhawk996 |
Mar 22 2020, 06:46 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,876 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Curious if anyone has use the outer longitudinal clamshell reinforcement on a street car?
Did you have any unforseen down stream effects to other panels like the door jamb, or the rocker panel? Also thickens the upper flange and I'm wondering if this will cause fit issues later with the door stripping, or maybe even the cosmetic sill plates. Starting to seem like this might be a good idea for race car prep but probably not ideal for just trying to fit up replacement sheetmetal and still have OEM fits. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) I'm not in love with the additional weight either. I can keep mocking up additional pieces but thought I'd see what the collective wisdom of the forum knows. |
Rleog |
Mar 23 2020, 04:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 608 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Middleton, MA Member No.: 1,239 Region Association: North East States |
Chris Foley at Tangerine Racing fitted a pair of these on a street car quite awhile ago. I’m not sure if he’s a fan of them. You might Email or PM him for the pros and cons.
They’re probably not necessary if the longitudinals are repaired, particularly for a street car. http://www.restoration-design.com/store/product/PP346R |
Superhawk996 |
Mar 23 2020, 05:44 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,876 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Chris Foley at Tangerine Racing fitted a pair of these on a street car quite awhile ago. I’m not sure if he’s a fan of them. You might Email or PM him for the pros and cons. They’re probably not necessary if the longitudinals are repaired, particularly for a street car. http://www.restoration-design.com/store/product/PP346R Thank you for the lead. I'll reach to Chris. The part you've linked above are exactly what I have. In my case, I've completely replaced the longitudinal (inside and outside) and the use of an outer clamshell like this is starting to seem to me like overkill for a street car. I think I can get more stiffness out of the longitudianl by simply seam welding all the panels at the flange (in addition to the puddle welds). That will have more stiffness than the OEM spot welds had. |
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