[techweenie]

My first Porsche had the hole in the sheetmetal below the torsion bar mount, but it continued 1/2 way up both sides. There was no way I would drive a car like that now. That particular car was 5 years old and had total separation of the floorpan from the outer longitudinals. About 2" was missing all the way aorund. The first time I used the jack, it went up, but the car didn't. About 1/2 lb. of rust scale fell to the floor of the garage. It was literally the definition of rust bucket, but I was 20 and ignorant about Porsches so I continued to drive it for a couple of years without problems.