{"id":1822,"date":"2011-11-27T22:37:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T03:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2015-02-18T13:24:52","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T18:24:52","slug":"e-type-floors-and-sills-the-monocoque-metalworks-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2011\/11\/e-type-floors-and-sills-the-monocoque-metalworks-way\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Type Floors and Sills \u2013 the Monocoque Metalworks way!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was finally time for the ’66 OTS in the shop to get new floors and sills.\u00a0 This is almost always a “package deal” – where you’re kind of “in for a penny, in for a pound….”<\/p>\n

It makes the most sense to do full floors, inner and outer sills, all of the internal gussets, and all of the closing panels at the same time.\u00a0 You pretty much have to do it that way to do it right, and since that’s the only way we do things here – we dive in and do it all.<\/p>\n

This E-Type received an additional internal “hidden subframe” – it adds rigidity to the entire monocoque, additional strength and safety in a side collision, and ties the front subframe mounts in the sills to the radius arm mounts – while adding much needed strength to the jacking points as well.\u00a0 And the best part is that it does it all and is TOTALLY HIDDEN within the box structures of the monocoque!<\/p>\n

I came up with this design decades ago – it hits all of the main points that it needs to and it works!\u00a0 There are alot of pictures in this post – enjoy!<\/p>\n