[Amc-list] Fiberglass Trunks & Floors : Skunkie is Back

[Brien Tourville <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dick Datson Fiberglas'd an entire floor
of a rusted Javelin & it passed the opening door
when jacked test - .


The only thing Fiberglas I'll put on a Street car other than 
non stressed body panel patches would be a Glass Hood.

Steel front fenders are strategic crumple zone items that
deflect impacts & pass the energy off to other areas
avoiding a direct shot to the firewall via fender well .



Trunk floors riding over Fuel Tanks are
the only protection against interior conflagration
should Fuel Tank take a hit, or puncture or leak and it Explodes.

Floorboards are integral crumple zones
and floors bear the brunt of stress impact loading & transfer
to flex to other areas - keeping spaces open for occupants - sometimes.

Floorboards keep failed drive shafts from mix_mastering
butt_holes right thru the seat cushion.

Floorboards keep rocks or chunks of metal & glass 
or chunked Semi Tire shards kicked up at speed from
piercing thru on their way to the Stars.

Floorboards keep guardrails out of your crotch should
you skid & jump one.

Floorboards keep small Trees from entering body orifices
when unexpected off_roading occurs.

Fiberglass explodes when impacted throwing off a sheet of ragged
razor sharp fragments making a Bruce Lee knife attack look like
Mr. Rogers loving his Sweater.




On Interstate Rte. 84 one Summer, I stood with a Husband as his 
Ford Station Wagon burned with his
Wife , Son and his Bride to be still in the vehicle.


The Wagon had been clipped in the left rear drivers side 
by a delivery van misjudging his passing distance, not
alot of visual surface damage.

He'd gotten the car stopped - then it Exploded.

The trunk area floor was compromised in the skirmish.

NYS Troopers arrived & emptied an Extinguisher thru the driver
side window: all still seated, present & accounted .


 :-)  "..Bummer Dude..!."



milnersXcoupe
1981 series50



 


Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 9:00 PM
Subject: [Amc-list] Rebel Wagon coming home tomorrow! Any Front
floorboards out there?


I could do metal floorboards or [truncated]

Of course, maybe one of you has a set of floorboards from a Rebel/Mat/Ambo
waiting to be used for a good cause!

Opinions? ADvice?

Have a great week!

Jesse



Opinions?




Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:58:32 -0500
From: "Jeff Reeves" <amcnut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re:Rebel wagon floorboards

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Definitely go with metal.

The floor pans are the same for all 67-78 big cars (except maybe the 74-up 
Matador coupe) so they shouldn't be too hard to find some.

Jeff Reeves
Auburn, GA
94 Cherokee
81 Spirit GT
72 Javelin SST


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