[alfa] Re: alfa-digest V9 #950

["George Schweikle" <schweikg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Digesti,

I suggested the Wolf Steel site to Beadle in response to his rocker
panel/sill query, and got a message from another digesti with a link to a
discussion of poor quality of Wolf Steel panels. This was apparently some
time ago, and their current website indicates a good understanding of Alfa
rockers. Does anyone have recent experience with Wolf Steel?

Regarding body shops willing to work to a price level; my '76 Spider will be
going to Auto Body Specialists, Columbus Ohio, after Thanksgiving for paint,
rust repair and rocker reconstruction. I know these people from autocross
competition, and they will establish specifications and cost for the level
of finish I am looking for. I plan to strip the rusty outer rocker skins to
determine what parts will be needed, and am intrigued with the additional
reinforcement offered by Wolfe since I want maximum stiffness but am
prohibited by rules from using the Eriminus chassis stiffener.

George Schweikle
Lexington, KY

> <Something I noticed a while ago..  there was a mention of Wolf Steel,
> who makes repro body panels for various cars,  including Alfa,  and they
> had a cross section diagram of the rocker panel area.
> http://www.alfaparts.net/  Look for the rocker panel discussion button..
>
> Anyway the thing that struck me was the "extra" rocker they have.
> Normally there's the inner rocker and support making an upside down "L"
> shape,  with the rockers rounding the outside of
> the L.. with occasional triangular gusset plates.   He has a cross
> rocker that goes immediatly across the L,  turning it into a triangular
> box section.  (if this dosen't make sense, look at the cross section
> diagram) >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:37:21 -0500
> From: Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: [alfa] Rocker panel diagnosis?
>
> The link in question:
>
> http://www.alfaparts.net/105_115sill.htm
>
> - --Mark
> The Alfa Wiki: http://alfa.denovich.org
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:13:51 -0800
> From: Jon Pike <jhpike@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: [alfa] Rocker panel diagnosis?
>
> Try this:  http://www.alfaparts.net/105_115sill.htm
>
> It seems to not be visible from parts of the site,  I found it by going
> dowlink from the roadster 105-115 link.. you see buttons with "sill
> discussion" and "floor discussion".   He has a different as well as the
> original inner sill..
>
> Jon
>
> Jeff Greenfield wrote:
>
> >Jon -
> >
> >Not quite sure what you are referring to here and I can't find the link
that
> >you are referring to, but ... the spider rocker panel (105/115) is made
up
> >of three major components: There is an inner sill, which is the piece
that
> >is facing the interior of the car, then there is an outer sill. The outer
> >sill is what most refer to as the inner rocker since this what you see
when
> >you remove the outer sheet metal, (or when there are large holes inside
it),
> >and then there is the outer rocker which is the outer sheet metal on the
> >outside of the body.
> >
> >A crude illustration would be the following:
> >
> >( [ ] ___________[ ] )
> >
> >If this doesn't make sense I can see if I can find and scan an exploded
view
> >of the pieces in a parts book.
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> ><Something I noticed a while ago..  there was a mention of Wolf Steel,
> >who makes repro body panels for various cars,  including Alfa,  and they
> >had a cross section diagram of the rocker panel area.
> >http://www.alfaparts.net/  Look for the rocker panel discussion button..
> >
> >Anyway the thing that struck me was the "extra" rocker they have.
> >Normally there's the inner rocker and support making an upside down "L"
> >shape,  with the rockers rounding the outside of
> >the L.. with occasional triangular gusset plates.   He has a cross
> >rocker that goes immediatly across the L,  turning it into a triangular
> >box section.  (if this dosen't make sense, look at the cross section
> >diagram) >
>
>
> - --Mark
> The Alfa Wiki: http://alfa.denovich.org
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