What is the truth about wood floorboards?
08-28-2002, 01:14 PM
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Hello
Plywood is very usable stuff and a sign from good engeneering.
Beside having a very friendly crash behaviour it also helps regulate the enoviroments humidity and isolates temperatures.
These tasks can´t be copied by other materials ( Mercedes has some high tech stuff doing the same but its very expensive, maybe we will see it in the new Maybach )
And yes plywood will soak water but when you have water inside the cabin the plywood isn´t the problem ( It even helps lowering the humidity and keep the windows defoged ).
As long the car is maintained they will not rott.
Most racers or rallyguys replace them with plastic or aluminiumboards as they wash out there cars regulary.
Now what is the sense to use ABS boards instead from the original plywood, are there any benefits and do they run around 30 € like the original woodboards ?
Grüsse
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Plywood is very usable stuff and a sign from good engeneering.
Beside having a very friendly crash behaviour it also helps regulate the enoviroments humidity and isolates temperatures.
These tasks can´t be copied by other materials ( Mercedes has some high tech stuff doing the same but its very expensive, maybe we will see it in the new Maybach )
And yes plywood will soak water but when you have water inside the cabin the plywood isn´t the problem ( It even helps lowering the humidity and keep the windows defoged ).
As long the car is maintained they will not rott.
Most racers or rallyguys replace them with plastic or aluminiumboards as they wash out there cars regulary.
Now what is the sense to use ABS boards instead from the original plywood, are there any benefits and do they run around 30 € like the original woodboards ?
Grüsse
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08-28-2002, 01:21 PM
#17
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I am confused, are we talking "floorboards" or the piece of wood that that is behind the pedals. I bought a 1977 911 "turbo carrera" a few years ago to make into a race car. The car had 170K miles on it. When I gutted the interior, the board behind the pedals, as well as the board on the right side, were in great shape.
If you are asking if they rot, I wouldn't think so considering the age of this car.
Jim Newman
92 US Carrera Cup
99 996
If you are asking if they rot, I wouldn't think so considering the age of this car.
Jim Newman
92 US Carrera Cup
99 996
