<VV> welding in new door pillar support

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

If anyone felt like fabricating a short run of repair panels, I for one 
would be prepared to contribute to the setup costs. My low-mileage 65 has 
completely rotted-out A post bases, and although we can do the work, it 
would be massively less time-consuming (and therefore expensive) if there 
were a repair panel that saved us fabricating our own.

I propose an 'LM A post repair panel fund' - anyone else on board?

Cheers

Alan




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: <cfmann at yahoo.com>; "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> welding in new door pillar support


> I'd be curious what effective repair you come up with, as I feel this this
> the Achilles heel of the late model. This spot is quite convoluted in its
> shape, and, if I remember, made up of three layers of steel. It's 
> structural
> and door alignment depends on a perfect repair.
>
> Harry Yarnell
> Perryman garage and orphanage
> Perryman, MD
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cfm" <cfmann at yahoo.com>
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 12:28 PM
> Subject: <VV> welding in new door pillar support
>
>
>>I have a LM convertible. The drivers door bottom hinge/pillar area 
>>requires
>>some repair. There is concern that there may be too much gone away to fill
>>in. Please do not snicker, I think she can be saved, it just how and what
>>is the safest yield to repair. There is also a stress crack around the
>>bottom hinge base plate, can this be welded shut again and grinded down?
>>Obviously, door alignment plays a crucial role here, we are aware of that.
>>But is the type of repair common to Vair restoration, or I am to believe 
>>it
>>may be more terminal than I know.
>> Before purchasing said vehicle, I did the "door open - bouncy" test as
>> described in the Corvair Basics book for LM convertible pre-sale
>> estimation and it passed in my opinion.
>> Can a section of this area be grafted in from a donor car? Or is it 
>> better
>> to weld in new pieces of steel stock to bridge the gap?
>> Are there structural differences in this area between LM coupes,
>> convertibles or four doors?
>> -chris mann
>> 69 convertible
>>
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