How do you fill a gap in the body lines? I have a gap that need to be made smaller where the door and the body line up. I am just wondering how to fill it and still have it be strong so it doesnt chip off after I get it painted.
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How do you fill a gap in the body lines? I have a gap that need to be made smaller where the door and the body line up. I am just wondering how to fill it and still have it be strong so it doesnt chip off after I get it painted.
Picture? If it's at the top upper back edges of doors then do a search for "CMC butt sag" which is an easy 2 hour fix with no fiberglass/epoxy required.
If it gapped more at the top He's right its the rear frame dropped and needs to be jacked and braced.
But if your just talking a shy 1/8 fill Bondo is just fine as long as you rough the area up with 80 grit befor to help it bite in good.
I wish I had sanded my front door edge gaps more to clearance them to prevent the pinch it has.. It chipped the front edges here and there due to weather changes and temp. It does change over time as the car mellows out.. Mine was fine the first 3 years.
But if your just talking a shy 1/8 fill Bondo is just fine as long as you rough the area up with 80 grit befor to help it bite in good.
I wish I had sanded my front door edge gaps more to clearance them to prevent the pinch it has.. It chipped the front edges here and there due to weather changes and temp. It does change over time as the car mellows out.. Mine was fine the first 3 years.
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Hey, I'm not sure where the post is located for the rear end sag.
I even tried on Samba and Google (there were a few porno sites that
wanted me to visit). Any help appreciated. Working on a CMC
widebody with large gaps on top of the doors.
Thanks
I even tried on Samba and Google (there were a few porno sites that
wanted me to visit). Any help appreciated. Working on a CMC
widebody with large gaps on top of the doors.
Thanks
https://www.speedsterowners.com/forum/readmsg.asp?t=11981
https://www.speedsterowners.com/forum/readmsg.asp?t=19473
https://www.speedsterowners.com/forum/readmsg.asp?t=19473
You can fix this yourself in under two hours and about $20 bucks.
You'll need a floor jack,a set of jack stands, drill, 4 ft pc. of 2x4, 10 - 5/16 bolts, fender washers, regular washers, nyloc nuts and some construction adhesive or NAPA seam sealer.
Complete the repair one side at a time.
Put the car on four jack stands ( don't use just two stands on the rear as it may cause it to to stress a bit while doing the repair.) Remove the rear wheels. Place the 2 x 4 centered on the floor jack pad. Raise the 2 x 4 on the jack up to meet rear body section below the bumper ( not on the bumper) until you just make contact, this will relieve the tension on the factory installed rivets that are located horizontally in the wheel wheels.
First drill out the rivets, then slowly jack up on the rear body section just a bit until you have an even vertical door gap. Now drill new 5/16 holes into the wheel well panel and 2 x 2 steel, pull the fiberglass wheel well panel away from the 2 x 2 steel tube with two large screwdrivers, apply some construction adhesive between the panel and the 2 x 2 and remove the screwdrivers. Slide a fender washer on a 5/15 bolt, pass it through the new hole you hole add another washer on the 2 x 2 steel side and a nyloc nut doing the same four more times spaced evenly or as close as you can on that same wheel well side. Repeat the process on the other side . ~Alan
You'll need a floor jack,a set of jack stands, drill, 4 ft pc. of 2x4, 10 - 5/16 bolts, fender washers, regular washers, nyloc nuts and some construction adhesive or NAPA seam sealer.
Complete the repair one side at a time.
Put the car on four jack stands ( don't use just two stands on the rear as it may cause it to to stress a bit while doing the repair.) Remove the rear wheels. Place the 2 x 4 centered on the floor jack pad. Raise the 2 x 4 on the jack up to meet rear body section below the bumper ( not on the bumper) until you just make contact, this will relieve the tension on the factory installed rivets that are located horizontally in the wheel wheels.
First drill out the rivets, then slowly jack up on the rear body section just a bit until you have an even vertical door gap. Now drill new 5/16 holes into the wheel well panel and 2 x 2 steel, pull the fiberglass wheel well panel away from the 2 x 2 steel tube with two large screwdrivers, apply some construction adhesive between the panel and the 2 x 2 and remove the screwdrivers. Slide a fender washer on a 5/15 bolt, pass it through the new hole you hole add another washer on the 2 x 2 steel side and a nyloc nut doing the same four more times spaced evenly or as close as you can on that same wheel well side. Repeat the process on the other side . ~Alan
Many thanks Alan, Seems easy enough.