Body Shims?
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From: Shelby Twp MI
Body Shims?
I'm getting ready to tighten down the body mounts for good and I'm wondering how important the shims qty's are. I've replaced the rear steel mount brackets, I have a new 1-pc Vanacor front clip yet to be mounted, I have the doors off and all new cushions & fasteners. Should I just space out the qty that came with the mount kit and crank down the bolts?
I know I will have to set all the gaps anyways. Is it just critical to match the spacing if you have the whole body still together? Also, I believe the clip is longer in the F/A direction so I may have some room to modify and "set" the front door gap after I lock-in the rear door gap. Right?
I know I will have to set all the gaps anyways. Is it just critical to match the spacing if you have the whole body still together? Also, I believe the clip is longer in the F/A direction so I may have some room to modify and "set" the front door gap after I lock-in the rear door gap. Right?
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Install the doors, then start looking at shims. You will probably need a few at various locations.
Did you keep the old shim stacks together with a note on where they came from?
Did you keep the old shim stacks together with a note on where they came from?
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Ya I did but they are all rusty, broken and unusable. The old rubber cushions were practicaly dust themselves. I've hung the doors temporarily and added the seats just to add a little weight in the right spots.
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I kept track of the shim counts but when it cam time to reinstall,
I put 2 shims under the 4 inner cabin mounts, (which are not reachable with body on)
then added 1 or shims to the front and rear mounting points as needed,
which was dictated by the gap, then I added a shim or 2 to make the weight evenly distributed on all body mount points. 69VETT
I put 2 shims under the 4 inner cabin mounts, (which are not reachable with body on)
then added 1 or shims to the front and rear mounting points as needed,
which was dictated by the gap, then I added a shim or 2 to make the weight evenly distributed on all body mount points. 69VETT
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From: Shelby Twp MI
I kept track of the shim counts but when it cam time to reinstall,
I put 2 shims under the 4 inner cabin mounts, (which are not reachable with body on)
then added 1 or shims to the front and rear mounting points as needed,
which was dictated by the gap, then I added a shim or 2 to make the weight evenly distributed on all body mount points. 69VETT
I put 2 shims under the 4 inner cabin mounts, (which are not reachable with body on)
then added 1 or shims to the front and rear mounting points as needed,
which was dictated by the gap, then I added a shim or 2 to make the weight evenly distributed on all body mount points. 69VETT
