This morning I placed the D on the body jig I made for the L.
The rear suspension mounts fitted perfectly, as did the front which was really good.
The right rear side suspension mount fitted once I slackened the retaining bolts slightly. But the left one clearly shows a problem. I could tell from looking at the rear seat floor panel that at some time the inner sills/floor had corroded so much that the floor had dropped including the suspension mount. About 1/2".Someone then plated all the inside to make it strong. Sadly they didn't jack the floor up first. Hopefully tomorrow I will take all the poor plating out which will then allow me to jack it up which should straighten the floor and let me fit the bracket in place that will hold the suspension mount in the correct place.
After closer examination, the floor and inner sills were so corroded they were not adding any support to the shell. So I have cut them out leaving just the outer panels in place so I can check the door alignment. Amazingly nothing seems to move with these removed thanks to my Jig holding the shell in place.
The rear suspension mounts fitted perfectly, as did the front which was really good.
The right rear side suspension mount fitted once I slackened the retaining bolts slightly. But the left one clearly shows a problem. I could tell from looking at the rear seat floor panel that at some time the inner sills/floor had corroded so much that the floor had dropped including the suspension mount. About 1/2".Someone then plated all the inside to make it strong. Sadly they didn't jack the floor up first. Hopefully tomorrow I will take all the poor plating out which will then allow me to jack it up which should straighten the floor and let me fit the bracket in place that will hold the suspension mount in the correct place.
After closer examination, the floor and inner sills were so corroded they were not adding any support to the shell. So I have cut them out leaving just the outer panels in place so I can check the door alignment. Amazingly nothing seems to move with these removed thanks to my Jig holding the shell in place.
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