Frame - Body Alignment
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Frame - Body Alignment
I'm not asking about shimming. Once you set the body on the frame and all mounting holes align, is that it or is it necessary to wiggle the body side to side or front to back to align it to the frame? I thought I read some where there were guide holes.
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I just completed re shimming my '67
After all the shims were in place I took a tape measure and measured between the straight frame rails under the doors with the outside rocker lip to make sure both sides were equal.
I wiggled the frame and body alignment side to side and ran out of adjustment with a 1/8" difference from the left side and right side
I do not know if I was supposed to have done this step but I did not like the wheel gap difference in the rear between the left side and right side.
Hop maybe a more knowleged person will chime in
After all the shims were in place I took a tape measure and measured between the straight frame rails under the doors with the outside rocker lip to make sure both sides were equal.
I wiggled the frame and body alignment side to side and ran out of adjustment with a 1/8" difference from the left side and right side
I do not know if I was supposed to have done this step but I did not like the wheel gap difference in the rear between the left side and right side.
Hop maybe a more knowleged person will chime in
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Yes, you need to align the body to the frame. You don't want your body sitting crooked on the frame or sitting all the way to one side. Align as previous poster did his or what I did was make sure the gap to the top of the wheels was the same. There aren't alignment holes for this.
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You need to align the doors at this point too to make sure your gaps are correct or at least as close as you can get them. If you're putting it back on the same frame hopefully you counted the number of shims at each location because it varies with different bodies. If not it is trail and error until you get it right. If the door is tilted with too much gap at the top you need to add more shims to the rear mount etc.
omission
oh I see you where not asking about shimming . . sorry . .but a good point to remind others.
omission
oh I see you where not asking about shimming . . sorry . .but a good point to remind others.
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that was it. I have 1 7/8" on one side and 1 5/8" on the other between the frame rail and bird cage lip-pretty consistent front to rear. I'm thinking I'll lift/support the body just a little and then get the frame on wheels and slide it over an 1/8". Engine and front suspension are all removed.
any other ideas?
any other ideas?
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You don't have to shift it around much. I was able to make minor adjustments by slightly lifting the body and using a pry bar to move the body where I needed it. Can't remember where I had the pry bar, but I found a couple good places to use it.
