[FC] NEW OWNER

[Clark Hartzel]

Rampsides were built very strong to haul heavy loads.  If your's bent it is
probably due to the rust worm eating the frame away.  I bought a Rampside
once that was bondoed and painted and looked very nice.  The first time I
jacked it up the body bent 2" by the ramp door and cracked all the bondo.  I
had to fabricate a steel tube frame and weld it to the bottom of the truck
and up the sides of the frame near the rear wheels to keep the truck from
breaking in half.  I sold it as soon as I could.  What you really need is a
more solid body from Arizona or Texas.
Sorry for the gloom and doom, Clark Hartzel

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From: corvanatics-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:corvanatics-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Ruth4686@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:38 PM
To: corvanatics@corvair.org
Subject: [FC] NEW OWNER


HI EVERYONE
 I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 61 RAMPSIDE. IHAVE ALWAYS WANTEEDONE SINCE I SAW
MY FIRST ONE IN THE SIXTIES-I WAS IN JUNIOR HIGH AT THE TIME.  SEVERAL
DECADES  LATER AS AN EMPTY NESTER I FINALLY HAD THE CHANGE TO BUY ONE.
MUCH TO MY HORROR THE TRANSPORT COMPANY TIED IT DOWN SO HARD THAT
AS IT WAS BOUNCING AROUND  THE BODY WAS BENT RIGHT AT THE FAR SIDE
OF THE RAMP.  TO GREATPEOPLE AT THE TRANSPORT COMPANY WILL NOT
RETURN MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS FROM THE SO CALLED CLAIMS NUMBER- THAT
IS IF THE NUMBER REALLY HASW ANYBODY WHO ANSWERS.  A HIGH SCHOOL
BUDDY HAS OWNED A BODY SHOP FOR OVER 30 YEARS.  HE HAS AN ESTIMATE
OF ABOUT $3000.00 BUCKS TO UNDO WHAT THE TRANSPORT COMPANY DID.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO MIGHT HAVE THAT SECTION OF THE BODY THAT
RUNS UP FROM THE ROCKER PANEL AND THE REAR SIDE OF THE RAMP LATCHES
ONTO?  I SEE SOME BONDO ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOX AND WONDER HOW
MUCH SHEET METAL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO THE RAMP CAN BE USED.
IT JUST FROSTS ME TO THINK THAT OF ALL THE DAMAGE IT WOULD BE AT THE
RAMP THAT MAKES A RAMPSIDE TRUCK TO SPECIAL.  IT WON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY AND
THE  REAR QUARTER PANEL IS PULLED DOWN AND PUSHED
FORWARD SO I CAN'T LOWER IT. ANY TIPS  WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED-
WAYNE.
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