<VV> Re: LM kick panel

[rbuckridge at comcast.net]

Bill,

What I saw was the two piece style used on coupes, that's all I said.

Roy

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From: Bill Elliott <corvair at fnader.com> 

> I actually use a set of unmodified vert kick panels in my Corsa coupe. 
> If you didn't know what it was supposed to look like you wouldn't 
> consider them ill-fitting (and most folks would not likely notice anyway). 
> 
> But a Corvair guy that knew what they should look like and was looking 
> for it would immediately recognize they were wrong... so if Roy saw 
> correct-fitting two piecers in coupes somebody (Chevy or aftermarket) 
> either had to do the modification (as described in the tech manual) or 
> they molded a new piece. I think the latter is unlikely. 
> 
> Bill 
> 
> rbuckridge at comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> >JR, 
> > 
> >The hump in the kick panel is so it can cover the added interior bracing used 
> in the convertible. I'm working off memory here, as years ago I seem to remember 
> I needed to complete the welding on the interior bracing on Jim Dodd's late 
> turbo convertible when we restored it. The folks at GM never finished the job. 
> > 
> >So in that light, convertible kick panels work in coupes / sedans as the hump 
> covers a blank space. I guess you could add some bracing if you wanted. 
> > 
> >Roy - Bayshore. 
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