C-1 (1961) Question
Hi--
I noticed on my recently acquired 1961, that a piece of wood in the shape of a wedge was driven between the frame and the floorboard of my car, in the region where the driver would sit. I assumed that the floorboard might be sagging in that location, and this was a temp fix. Anyone have any insight as to why this might have been done; or has anyone seen anything similar on other C-1s?
Thanks,
Rob
I noticed on my recently acquired 1961, that a piece of wood in the shape of a wedge was driven between the frame and the floorboard of my car, in the region where the driver would sit. I assumed that the floorboard might be sagging in that location, and this was a temp fix. Anyone have any insight as to why this might have been done; or has anyone seen anything similar on other C-1s?
Thanks,
Rob
Upon reading your reply, I searched through my Corvette Central C-1 Parts Catalog #16, as well as my 1961 Assembly Manual. I found a reference to "Body Mount Ribbed Rubber Pad Set (8 pieces)" with a picture of the pads in the Corvette Central catalog; but no locations depicted where they are located on the frame. A search through the Assembly Manual was not very productive as the only drawing I could find was Section 1: Body Mounting 1-1.00 which depicted "6" shims by the rear body mount brackets. Are these "6" depicted shims the multi-ribbed rubber cushions that you discussed? If so, in order to install the cushions, does one have to loosen the body mount bolts, and raise the body slightly? Finally, the stupid wooden wedge was only installed on the driver's side, and actually appeared to be pushing the floor up; passenger side looked "ok" with very little, but uniform spaccing between the frame and the floorboard.
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