<VV> convertible weights

[ScottyGrover at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/1/06 7:55:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
bryan at skiblack.com writes:

They  aren't just weights - they are fluid filled dampers to control 
vibration  in the body.  There isn't really any harm in driving without 
them  (Corvairs don't spend hours at one speed, unlike a De Havilland 
Comet),  but the car will shake more.
--
Bryan Blackwell  bryan at skiblack.com



LM convertibles rely on the dampers to combat body twist--remember, there's  
no roof to add rigidity--the floor pan is the only thing stopping twist--look 
at  your gap between the door and the windshield sometime when you're on a bum
py  road.  
 
Scotty