Re: [alfa] Rocker panel diagnosis?

["Paul Bayly" <thebaylys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Skip, that sounds quite a reasonable hypothesis to me.

My first Alfa was a 116GTV and with one wheel jacked clear of the floor the
doors and bootlid were noticeably awkward to close as they hit the lock
strikers.  This car was in perfect structural condition yet would settle
evenly onto 4 jack stands placed under the jacking points on a less than
level garage floor.

Later I had a '76 116GT which had a 1/2 cage fitted and the added rigidity
meant that the car would only settle on 3 jack stands simultaneously and
would actually teeter across the lower two.

I'd guess that the diagonal dimensional change of the GTV body on a single
jack was in the order of 1" to 1-1/2".  The spider, being devoid of a roof
is probably worse.    Add a rough road, an exuberant Alfisti, and some loose
door/trunk/bonnet  hinges.............

Beatle
'67 Duetto arriving Wednesday
Katherine .N.T..
Oz

----- Original Message -----
From: "skippatnode" <skippatnode@domain.elided>
To: "alfa digest" <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:17 PM
Subject: [alfa] Rocker panel diagnosis?


> Digestibles,
>     I noticed an interesting phenomena on my Duetto.  Before I had the
rocker
> panels replaced, the paint on the door edges and trunk lid edges was
severely
> chipped.  Since the rocker replacement, not one chip in 2 years now.
>     I have also noticed this chipping on other spiders with rusty rockers.
>     Maybe all this chipping is an indication of body flex caused by
rockers
> not doing their job?  What do the members think?
> Skip Patnode
> 67 Duetto
> Norfolk, Va
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