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Re: Fiberglass CS! Anybody found this site? (archive)
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Posted by coupeless on November 08, 2001 at 10:50:11:

In Reply to: Re: Fiberglass CS! Anybody found this site? posted by Tony on November 08, 2001 at 04:49:15:

The doors add no rigidity to the structure. The door latch is strong enough to hold the door shut and that's about it. The body shell is free to flex around the pin that the door latch engages.

Try jacking up a coupe at one corner, then open and close the doors. It'll become obvious.

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