Reply to "Discreet chassis brace?"

When stripped down, my car showed no signs of cracking through the joints in the sheet metal. Just "surface prep" was used to clean it.

I'm not disagreeing that the car couldn't use more bracing at all. Seems like a good idea and a relatively low cost solution, but a solution if it is body flex causing the cracking in the paint?

All I'm saying is that I'm not completely convinced of that and there is other prima facia evidence I have seen that tends to disagree with me.

I have a couple of cars where on the painted bumper covers the paint is cracking and peeling and it is two stage and done with the manufacturers recommendations.

It is better then 1970's paint but I must remind you that the original Pantera paint was PPG acrylic enamel and it flexes better then both the current paints and the acrylic lacquer.

I tend to think that is the reason the cars tend not to crack until they get repainted?

I wouldn't have a clue what Detomaso painted the post Ford cars with at all.

If Adams is hammering on the car...good for him, but better tires, shocks and stiffer springs as well as poly urethane bushings etc, all contribute to the cracking issues.

Something 1970's cars never even considered having consequences.