Body measurements
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Heel & Toe
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From: Cairns Queensland
Body measurements
Iam very quickly finding out the whole front of 75 has been damaged, at the moment the whole front of the car is just hanging and all floppy after removing front clip, lights, hood,and radiator support, the nose moves up and down 8 to 10 inches, hense the gaurds move in and out about an inch each side and the hood surround changes shape acordingly, so finnaly to my question is there anywhere I can get measurements ie; across gaurds, body to chassis, wheel arch gap, diagonal measurements across hood ETC also about 90% of internal gaurds is also detached. any hints ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Safety Car
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You removed most of the things that reinforce and hold the front fiberglass sections in place. The front end of the car is pretty fragile without things like the radiator shroud and is only bonded to the firewall on each side. Hope you didn't crack the bonds by flexing the nose that much.
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Partial help here. The assembly instruction manual (AIM) will also be of help, but does not list specific frame dimensions.
If you feel the frame has been whacked, it might be a good idea to take her to a reputable body shop and let them put her on a frame rack to check for bends and wrinkles.
I agree with LS1; the doghouse ought to be very shaky based upon what you've removed.
Partial help here. The assembly instruction manual (AIM) will also be of help, but does not list specific frame dimensions.
If you feel the frame has been whacked, it might be a good idea to take her to a reputable body shop and let them put her on a frame rack to check for bends and wrinkles.
I agree with LS1; the doghouse ought to be very shaky based upon what you've removed.
