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GIBSTER

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Aligning the front clip
« on: February 23, 2007, 07:44:42 PM »
I have the front sheet metal and inner fenders hung on my car right now,and have left all the bolts loose, Does anyone have a proceedure that works for them with the least trouble?

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Re: Aligning the front clip
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2007, 04:42:44 PM »
Shim the top vertical cowl bolt first to set fender height to the door, shim the front horizontal cowl bolt to set the door-to-fender gap, shim the horizontal bolt at the upper rear to set in-out fender-to-door flush above the feature line, then shim the bottom two vertical bolts to set fender-to-door flush below the feature line. Leave the two radiator support-to-subframe bolts and the diagonal brace tubes until last, after you've squared-up the hood opening to the hood by moving the radiator support laterally.
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Re: Aligning the front clip
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2007, 06:56:30 PM »
Thanks, will try it

 

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