As I'm doing the bodywork, I'm seeing that most of the door/hood/decklid gaps are 1/8" or maybe a little less. Seems like the normal recommended gap is around 3/16". Think I should widen them?
Thanks,
Mike
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Yes, 3/16" is correct and will allow for slight settling over time
See my Spyder thread for a lesson on the perils of a slightly too tight gap at the front of the hood.
Thanks, Alan and Ed. Will do.
Mike
See the thread on the Porsche sniffers. This will fit right in!
Things change over time - often not for the best.
Besides the fiberglass itself 'moving' a skosh, the weather stripping compresses, the pins in the hinges wear a little. And maybe every 100th time, the hood gets slammed down a little harder than usual.
And that doesn't even consider the Coriolis forces.
I'm thinking a little wide is better than a little narrow.
POST TRIP OUT TO GARAGE EDIT:
The gap at the front of my hood (under the handle) is about 1/8", but that seems a little tighter than when the car was new. I know I don't want it any tighter than that. The gap back at the other end (near the base of the windshield) is about 1/4".
That right there would get me kicked off the lawn at Pebble Beach.