View Single Post
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 07-05-08, 08:35 PM
Simon R's Avatar
Simon R Simon R is offline
Club Supporter
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (ish)
Posts: 189
Fitting the body

I have tonight fitted the body..... or rather I have placed it upon the chassis and marvelled at how the body holes don't line up with mountings.

The body holes generally seem to need elongating upwards by up to 5mm - the worst one's being the front bulkhead ones - they all seem OK side to side..... does this match the experience of others? (Yes I have fitted the chassis sponge).

Also how the hell do you keep the body snug up against these front mountings whilst fettling the position? The slightest adjustment elsewhere sees gaps open easilly. I could fit the bolts in these but didn;t want to overstress the GRP when tweaking the position elsewhere.

And finally... how do I ensure that the body is square across the width of the chassis? Now I've covered the chassis up I've got no reference points?

Thanks in advance,

Simon
__________________
GDJAG
Chassis Now Rolling!
BAE 383 SBC in and running
MKIV Body fitted
What's Next
http://str-427-cobra.blogspot.com/
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Advertisement