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Old May 14, 2020 | 04:32 PM
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i adjusted my door of my c3 form 79. The door is horizontal lined up, but its not vertical. i think i must use shims for make it work. Can you give me advices. Or maybe you know a good shims kit that i can buy.
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hello guys,

i adjusted my door of my c3 form 79. The door is horizontal lined up, but its not vertical. i think i must use shims for make it work. Can you give me advices. Or maybe you know a good shims kit that i can buy.
pics? I just dropped my front door by internal bolts only
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Old May 14, 2020 | 05:22 PM
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tomorrow i send pictures. now its late here in germany
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tomorrow i send pictures. now its late here in germany
maybe helpful
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ce-please.html
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There is adjustment built into the hinge mounts and when I had the doors off my '79 it didn't require any shims to line up. I did rebuild my hinges at the same time to remove any slop.
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Thanks for all the replies. I looking how i can Go through this
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