Interesting post ... and I agree regarding stresses being moved rather than eliminated ... the gusset in the pic of my 4 seater resto was just a direct like-for-like replacement for the original MMC one which had suffered from tin-worm (with the addition of weld run along the top edges of the gusset as well as the underside to prevent water wicking between it and the chassis .. the cause of the original corrosion) ... as the chassis was nearly 50 years old and had, to my knowledge, been used off-road for Sporting Car Trials by the last 2 owners for decades and showed no cracking I reckoned it would likely see me out !🙂 K
Yes. I realized that Image.I had no intention to criticize, merely to share some thoughts with one who is astute enough, in this and other areas, to be concerned and ask questions.
Answers are certainly much easier than it is to notice and see something that isn't there (yet) and ask a question. My compliments.
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