Mustangs are unibody cars, so they tend to fold easier with rot. Later, WEIMER ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:16 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Frame question
> I looked at a Mustang convertible once that had so much floorboard rot that > the passenger side door was pinched shut and would no longer open. My guess > is that if it was opened, the car would have folded in half. That's why the > support from underneath is so much more important on convertibles. > > John Nasta > > > > -----Original Message----- > > John is correct - that's why 'verts have always been called "wiggle > wagons" in Detroit. The most notorious was when the F body 'vert was > built by American Sunroof (ASC). They took production hardtops and cut > the roof off and installed a ragtop without doing any stiffening work. I > think ASC did this to BMW's, too, but they did quite a lot more > structural work. > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
