is my chassis twisted? (fitting new bottom plates heater Channels)
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:39 am
Hi all
I have done some repairs to the heater channel drivers side. namely the rear cross brace, bottom A repair and a bit on the side/front
The channel has not been replaced just patched and not detached from the body.
However I done a test fit of the bottom plate to line it up and check before finishing.
With the body on, i have a gap between pan and body.
I put a bolt in the front 2 mounts and that closes up about half, but not tight like on the other side thats not been messed with yet.
The otherside, no issues.
the Heater channel is straight across the door gap, but the door does not shut nice. Put a jack under the bottom of the door and the gap between the pan and body close up, and door shuts.
before i go further, any help? has the body twisted where the bottom plate has been off and the channel weakened with the repairs?
I am not sure what to do and not sure if welding it together will fix it as i dont this when i bolt the pan down it will pull everything right?
cheers
wookey
I have done some repairs to the heater channel drivers side. namely the rear cross brace, bottom A repair and a bit on the side/front
The channel has not been replaced just patched and not detached from the body.
However I done a test fit of the bottom plate to line it up and check before finishing.
With the body on, i have a gap between pan and body.
I put a bolt in the front 2 mounts and that closes up about half, but not tight like on the other side thats not been messed with yet.
The otherside, no issues.
the Heater channel is straight across the door gap, but the door does not shut nice. Put a jack under the bottom of the door and the gap between the pan and body close up, and door shuts.
before i go further, any help? has the body twisted where the bottom plate has been off and the channel weakened with the repairs?
I am not sure what to do and not sure if welding it together will fix it as i dont this when i bolt the pan down it will pull everything right?
cheers
wookey