tdishon

Just put the bodyback on the frame on my 62 and with the body just sitting on the frame, I have have an upper rear door gap of over 1/2". I hear that is common with all C-1's?
Do I shim the rear or the car body mounts(behind rear tires) or the front mount(core support)?
Or both?
Thanks for any advise

tdishon

I have the body sitting on the mounts, but have not shimmed the core support as of yet. Is this how the door gap is adjusted?

wmf62

a picture would help
Bill

mike coletta

Set the body on an equal number of shims on the four corners of the "cockpit". Raising the front at the radiator support will change the angle of the door hinge post, so lift it enough to make the bottom of the door level with the rocker (lower door gap). After you have that set, raise the back of the car (rear mount points), to close the gap at the rear of the door.

Mike Coletta

tdishon

Thanks Mike,
I think I figured it out this weekend.
It is mounted on an SRIII frame and noticed a pretty big gap on the back four passenger compartment mounts. I ended up slowly tightening these four down with no body shims until I had the correct rear door gap. I thought the frame was just 'off', but turned out it worked. After the doors had the proper gap, I measured for the proper shims and took the bolts back out ant set it up.