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wabco40:
I have been working on the rear door gaps.
When I bonded the fenders on I moved them back slightly to get the wheel as close to the centre of the arch as possible. This left a large gap between the door rear and quarter panel.
I have fiberglass this area and re-cut the door gap. It still needs opening another mil or so and also the screw holes (used to hold the panel in place while bonding) need to be taken down a bit more and filled. There sitting flush with the surface now but there is a good chance they will eventually show through the final finish.
Jethro:
BradO, Top of the door looks to have .005" more gap that the bottom of the door :grin:
wabco40:
--- Quote from: Jethro on January 19, 2015, 05:01:41 PM ---BradO, Top of the door looks to have .005" more gap that the bottom of the door :grin:
--- End quote ---
Your right Jethro, but its more like .050" :grin2:
wabco40:
315/35r18 tyres on 5.25" backspace rims. Very tight fit.
Looks ok when car is sitting at its lowered ride height, however next to no clearance when the suspension is sitting on the bump stops. Not sure how often the suspension gets close to hitting the bump stops!!!
May have to look at going back to 305 tyres. 5mm less on the outside of the tyre should give clearance throughout the travel.
craigh:
Looks nice Brad, great gaps on the doors and the wheel sits nice and centered in the arch.
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