body mounts #!!@@&!
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From: kill devil hills nc
body mounts #!!@@&!
I need some direction. I just put my body back on the frame. I used the same body mounts that were previously installed. I only took the body off for paint and the mounts were installed by the guy I bought the car from fairly recently. The mounts are aluminum not rubber or poly. Here is my problem--all eight mounts had the same width alum spacer, the front two mounts had two shims apiece installed. The body sits good on the front and back mounts but the 4 middle are too low. The spacer can spin because the body is not sitting on them. What is the procedure to do this??? Should I put shims on the ones in the middle so they are now tight??? It is a 71 ttop and I want to ensure the doors will line up correctly.
thanks Gary
thanks Gary
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thaks for the info.
Le Mans Master
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If you are absolutely sure you have all the shims in the proper location, I'll bet the body has sagged a little while it was off. If it's only off by 1 or 2 shims thickness, the body mount bolts will close it up.
Melting Slicks
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From: North NJ
I feel your pain.
I'm in body gap purgatory.
I removed my aluminum bushings and replaced them with poly and ever since the gaps at the rear of my doors are way off. But I'm sick of messing with them. Once I get the car on its wheels, hopfully in two weeks, then i'll do some final adjustments and probably do a thread on it. Let me know what you do to adjust them.
I'm in body gap purgatory.
I removed my aluminum bushings and replaced them with poly and ever since the gaps at the rear of my doors are way off. But I'm sick of messing with them. Once I get the car on its wheels, hopfully in two weeks, then i'll do some final adjustments and probably do a thread on it. Let me know what you do to adjust them.
Safety Car
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From: North Easton Mass
There was a good article in one of the Vette mags a while back on adjusting the body fit with shims. I don't remember all of the specifics but I think this is the basic idea:
Work on the 4 inner mounts first to get the body sitting evenly on the frame, shimming as necessary.
Use shims on the front and rear mounts to get the gaps even.
Rick B.
Work on the 4 inner mounts first to get the body sitting evenly on the frame, shimming as necessary.
Use shims on the front and rear mounts to get the gaps even.
Rick B.
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I need some direction. I just put my body back on the frame. I used the same body mounts that were previously installed. I only took the body off for paint and the mounts were installed by the guy I bought the car from fairly recently. The mounts are aluminum not rubber or poly. Here is my problem--all eight mounts had the same width alum spacer, the front two mounts had two shims apiece installed. The body sits good on the front and back mounts but the 4 middle are too low. The spacer can spin because the body is not sitting on them. What is the procedure to do this??? Should I put shims on the ones in the middle so they are now tight??? It is a 71 ttop and I want to ensure the doors will line up correctly.
thanks Gary
thanks Gary
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From: kill devil hills nc
thanks