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lineing up guards ,etc ,before paint?help?
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Hi all is there any tricks to lineing up guards ,etc ,before paint.they are in primer now,any advice would be helpfull.
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There are body shims that alter the tilt of the front clip. This gets the gap from the front guard to the door aligned.
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the two big bolts that hold your radiator support to your chassis rails, shims go between there to adjust
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Ah thats what they are for!I forgot about them!Thanxz everyone! Jim in adelaide Edited by user Wednesday, 17 June 2009 7:25:55 AM(UTC)
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I was amazed at how well everything lined up when i put my front end on. Even with two new panels mixed with two old ones. Theres movement in the body holes so you can align seams and edges. I measured from a level surface to points on the radiator support to get that level, and then after bolting the panels up loosely, measured again. As i went i compared panel gaps to what my measurements told me was straight. On anything less than a "perfect" car there will probably be a little compromise here. |
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