body assembly question
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Racer
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From: Arlington Wa
body assembly question
Is there a manual that has a diagram of how the body parts on a C4 fit together? Have damage to the rear drivers side door jamb, halo and windshield frame. Need information on where to find these parts and what is involved in replacing them. I am guessing the windshield frame would be from a wrecking yard only.
Team Owner
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From: San Pedro CA
You won't like what I have to say next: part it out, cause it's dead.
The body structure of a C4 is of such that repairing it when damaged to that extent becomes pointless.
There is a birdcage frame that runs the parameter (the sills, are part of it), ties into the a-pillar and halo. Then, the body was bonded to this frame. Even when these cars were new, serious body damage would total them out, very quickly.
Then comes the final reality, the frame is more then likely bent.
The book you need is the Helm Factory Service Manual, for the year of the C4 you are working on - www.helminc.com.
But I advise you rethink your plan.
The body structure of a C4 is of such that repairing it when damaged to that extent becomes pointless.
There is a birdcage frame that runs the parameter (the sills, are part of it), ties into the a-pillar and halo. Then, the body was bonded to this frame. Even when these cars were new, serious body damage would total them out, very quickly.
Then comes the final reality, the frame is more then likely bent.
The book you need is the Helm Factory Service Manual, for the year of the C4 you are working on - www.helminc.com.
But I advise you rethink your plan.
