Re: Frame connectors wanted

[farna@xxxxxxx]

AMC engineers may have decided that with the added support under the floor that the heavier rail in the rocker wasn't needed -- cost and weight savings. But then it could have been that the body didn't crumple enough in a side impact, and the move was to let it crumple a bit more and lessen impact on the passengers. Those are the only two reasons that make sense that I can come up with! The first one, IMHO, is more likely, but I doubt we'll ever know for sure. 

I thought the extra rocker panel was only in the convertibles and hardtops for added support. They don't have as much strength as a sedan due to the roof to rocker door/window post. That adds a lot of strength -- like a roof truss. A hardtop is like a roof truss with half the bracing cut out. I'm not sure the extra thick rocker is in the sedans. Or was it a sedan that you cut up? 


On December 28, 2005 Andre K Jacobs wrote:

> Matt
> A have cut up a few of these, and Javelins too. The 68 Javelins ( a 66
> American too) have an extra rocker panel support. These is on the inside
> of the outer rocker, and is as thick as  the thickness of ALL THREE of
> the other rocker structures ( inner, outer and middle rocker sections).
> These cars would be stiffer, then the later ones that just have the three
> piece rocker. This also might have had something to do with that Federal
> safety standard. If so, that would mean AMC had to make their cars weaker
> to be safer.
> 
> Andre " A.J." Jacobs,
> web page http://southtexasamc.tripod.com
>  (830)-980-3165 , akjamc@xxxxxxxx
> Owner & Proprietor, South Texas AMC
>

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