You could make a pair of these...
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'86 Comp TS6M - Reborn 2016
Riding a HO Sports CX Ski
That shop is just way to clean.
I did a cap on resto with the stringers and floor, mostly because we did not have the facility to take it off.
It was really difficult with the lip but it can be done. If you can, take the cap off; just makes life a lot easier.
1985 Supra Comp TS6M
351 Windsor - 240 HP
Velvet Drive - 1:1
Fully Rebuilt
Having considered keeping the cap on and restoring but then taking the cap off and seeing the amount of rot that had to be replaced, simply stated: Cap Off.
1984 Supra Rider
No doubt, taking the cap off is the way to go but I'm going to take the road less traveled and leave it on. My stringers are in pretty good shape except for the cross members which were replaced with raw wood. Needless to say they are rotten. The floor came out really easy as it was all rotten. I cut along the lip of the side wall leaving the fiberglass from the top of the floor still connected to the hull. My plan is to install plenty of cross bracing and slide the new fiber glassed floor right under the fiberglass lip left from removing the floor. At least that's the plan.... I hope to add pics soon. I've noticed a lot of pics seem to disappear from posts. How do you attach so they will remain linked to your post?
It can be done either way. I too think it's best with the cap off, but as it has been said, it has advantages and disadvantages both ways. You can do yours even with the lip, but it'll make it that much harder. It's also possible to cut off the lip and cover the edge with some trim later. The bottom line is that you have to decide what works for you.