Passenger door gap
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,683
Likes: 34
From: Working on the car NY
Passenger door gap
I'm doing body mounts 
, 
along with a few other things. I've always (since I owned the car from 1973) had this gap at the top of the passenger door and no matter how I change (adjust) the shims now, I can't eliminate it. Shim count on the passenger side (rear-front) was 2, 0, 0, 0. Should I just forget it and shim as original? The rear clip is also a bit higher at the top where it meets the door too.
This photo makes the gap going down the door much tighter than it actually is - it's actually the correct gap.
, along with a few other things. I've always (since I owned the car from 1973) had this gap at the top of the passenger door and no matter how I change (adjust) the shims now, I can't eliminate it. Shim count on the passenger side (rear-front) was 2, 0, 0, 0. Should I just forget it and shim as original? The rear clip is also a bit higher at the top where it meets the door too. 
This photo makes the gap going down the door much tighter than it actually is - it's actually the correct gap.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,057
Likes: 4
From: Concord Calif
I'm doing body mounts , along with a few other things. I've always (since I owned the car from 1973) had this gap at the top of the passenger door and no matter how I change (adjust) the shims now, I can't eliminate it. Shim count on the passenger side (rear-front) was 2, 0, 0, 0. Should I just forget it and shim as original? The rear clip is also a bit higher at the top where it meets the door too.
This photo makes the gap going down the door much tighter than it actually is - it's actually the correct gap.
, along with a few other things. I've always (since I owned the car from 1973) had this gap at the top of the passenger door and no matter how I change (adjust) the shims now, I can't eliminate it. Shim count on the passenger side (rear-front) was 2, 0, 0, 0. Should I just forget it and shim as original? The rear clip is also a bit higher at the top where it meets the door too. This photo makes the gap going down the door much tighter than it actually is - it's actually the correct gap.
You should be able to shimm the body to close that gap as it looks like you have a vert. Shimming #4 mount more will close that up.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,683
Likes: 34
From: Working on the car NY
You would think adding more to #4 would raise the rear portion of the clip up and lower the front portion of the rear clip but I went up to 4 shims (2 over what was there) and it did nothing
. I've read 5 is maximum but if 4 didn't do anything, I doubt 5 would either
.
. I've read 5 is maximum but if 4 didn't do anything, I doubt 5 would either.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,930
Likes: 15
From: Calgary Alberta
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
