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Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:53 am
by matt of the vivas
Out of curiosity...
What are the 4 threaded holes for in the inner sills, beside the jacking points?
All i can think is that they were used in the factory to secure the bodies to the conveyor during building?
Thanks - Matt.
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:51 pm
by Neil907
Are they not the ones for mounting the exhaust hangers, depending on engine / age configuration
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:59 pm
by Toledo Man
For the 1850 with the 4 piece exhaust, the holes will be situated on the offside inner sill underneath the driver's seat. I'll take a look on mine which has that exhaust.
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:00 pm
by matt of the vivas
No - these are right on the edge of the inner sill, on the horizontal section that runs next to the joint with the outer sill. There are 4 of them, one next to each jacking point.
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:05 pm
by Mad Mart
Someone asked me that a couple of years ago. I wondered if they were used to set it up in a jig?
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:19 pm
by DoloWIGHTY
Almost certain that they are for moving the car along the line when being assembled.
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:22 pm
by DoloWIGHTY
Like this:
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:42 pm
by shaunroche
DoloWIGHTY wrote:Like this:
This is s cool pic.....any more like this please?
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:45 pm
by Pippin
It would be great if the club could keep an archive of documents and photos like this, to save them for posterity, to show how our cars were made and for reference purposes.
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:24 pm
by matt of the vivas
Think thats the answer in that photo! Cheers guys.
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:37 am
by xvivalve
All dolomites started life as a pair of inner cills!
Re: Threaded holes in inner sills
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:24 pm
by geeksteve
xvivalve wrote:All dolomites started life as a pair of inner cills!
Is that why they're the first bit to vanish?
Steve