Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #185 - Stiffness, rigidity

[Joann Wheatley <jwheatle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom: does your statement hold for the old AS trailers as well or is 
there a pre-monocoque cutoff date?
The reason I ask is that I just found out that my helper guy did NOT 
(although I told him and reminded him several times, read: nagged) put 
bolts thru the new plywood floor into the frame members. Some of this 
got done whilst I was off fishing so it's obviously my responsibility 
but more importantly I'm now staying awake nights wondering if my '56 
Bubble is going to come undone while going down the road. The plywood 
was not replaced with big sheets but with pieces cut to fit into all 
the corners (1/2"plywood) so that it was easier to get the wood in and 
fitted. He then used small L-shaped brackets to join the wood to the 
side Al "studs" in the body.
Jo Ann