Can someone give me a diagram of how each body mount shim plays in the alignment of the doors. I would need this for a convertible. For a 1967. If I add shims to mount number one, two, three or four what does it do to the top and bottom of the front of the door and how it relates to the top and bottom of the rear of the door. This is what I am looking for.
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Keith Burmeister -
Re: 67 convertible body shimming
Keith,
You must first understand that the shimming was only for the frame to be level when the body was attached. The door shimming is a project itself as each door is shimmed after the body is lowered on the frame.
JR -
Re: 67 convertible body shimming
Hi JR,
This doesn't answer Keith's question, but was there additional door shim adjusting afterBuilding a Legend" on pages 36-45 in the August '06 issue of Corvette Enthusiast he says the following (note: this was the last step before entering the Body Shop Grind Booth (prior to painting; hard trim; and then body drop) where all bond seams were ground and then finished with 280-grit paper)...
thx,
MarkComment
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Re: 67 convertible body shimming
Once you set the front of the door gap (using the hinges bolts) and alignment with the windshield frame. You can use the Cowl mount and front door jamb mount to angle the door to meet the 1/4 panel. More shims at the door jamb lifts the rear of the door. More in the Cowl mount drops the rear of the door. If you hit this correctly, you will have an even gap at the bottom of the door to the rocker mount area.
If you tweak this adjustment too much, there is the possibility that you'll need to re-shim the radiator support. It will flex the nose over the front wheel area if too much stress is put on those 2 mount areas.Comment
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