<VV> Large oval floor plugs

[Les]

Also, mine is a Canadian manufactured 65.

Les

Kirby Smith wrote:

> I guess I should note that my Vair is a 1966 Corsa, probably built 
> (don't recall) in April of '66.  Other years may have had other 
> approaches.
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> kirby
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> Les wrote:
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>> That makes sense, the holes are obviously at the bottom of a drainage 
>> system. Not sure that there is any galvanizing though - guess the 
>> drain holes could have been for a primer dip as well.
>>
>> Les
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>> Kirby Smith wrote:
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>>> The Corvair lower part was galvanized because, I suspect, GM was 
>>> afraid of what might happen to a unibody car after it had rusted a 
>>> while.  I believe the intended purpose of the holes was drainage 
>>> when the car was pulled from the galvanizing bath.
>>>
>>> Too bad galvanizing was ignored for the next 30 years (or more -- 
>>> are any US cars galvanized today?).  Audi's are welded from 
>>> galvanized steel and then hot dip galvanized afterwards.  It really 
>>> helps make up for using water based paints.
>>>
>>> kirby
>>>
>>>
>>> Norman C. Witte wrote, in part:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> As I understand it, these holes were part of the alignment jig used 
>>>> when the
>>>> body was assembled. Norm Witte
>>>>
>>>
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