OK, quick post before I leave work. Tomorrow there should be alot to show.
For whatever reason, I have this hang up on body gaps and I feel the factory versions are to large. I like them tight and flush. This first pic is an example of the gap at factory spec and were going to cut it in half.
These are the basic factory style shims that we'll be using to to tighten most gap situations. Some, like the fender to door gap, are handled a bit differnent but we'll get to that later.
First, we hot glue all the shims into place to achive our desired gap width. This helps to lock down dimensions because all panels will eventually be removed for paint, and shims will keep location.
Here is what we're after:
Also,
Back when I did my car, I would raise and lower the car on the hoist, set it on it's wheels, etc. Due to the flexing of the frame, I expected these gaps to change to a certain degree. THEY DON'T. This is one stiff frame, and I'm quite confident the tighter gaps will not have any sort of rubbing problem (they're not THAT close, just closer). I've put over 7000 miles on my Street Serpent since assembly and the gaps are exacly where I put them. No movement, so confidence is high.
Jeff
