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lunatic
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 Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:19 am Post subject: can anyone give me a measurement...? |
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hi all, could use a bit of a hand. i'm replacing the outer rocker panel on my thing and want to be sure i put the b-pillar back in the correct location/angle. would any of you be so kind as to give me a measurement across the top of your thing from the lip on one middle door pillar to the other so i'm sure to weld it in the correct spot?
i am kicking myself a bit for not tacking a piece across there before starting the cutting, but i didn't realize how much rigidity i would lose.
thanks!
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GI Joe
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GPthing
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Location: Pasadena, CA
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:53 pm Post subject: Re: can anyone give me a measurement...? |
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Look in the photo gallery (Thing/181) page 124 for measurements.
Brian W
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lunatic
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: can anyone give me a measurement...? |
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thanks guys, exactly what i needed. should have known to go searching first, apologies for that.
now i can continue onward! (done a little bit of work since the first picture)
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Ron Domeck
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: can anyone give me a measurement...? |
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| I would install the doors before welding starting with the front then try to get an even gap all the way around. These door gaps will vary 1/8 to 3/16 in. from car to car. It's not what the factory spec. say but have even gaps. |
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Bashr52
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 5:34 am Post subject: Re: can anyone give me a measurement...? |
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| Ron Domeck wrote: |
| I would install the doors before welding starting with the front then try to get an even gap all the way around. These door gaps will vary 1/8 to 3/16 in. from car to car. It's not what the factory spec. say but have even gaps. |
Yep, that's what I did. Put the doors back on to make sure they latched ok and the gap looked uniform. |
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lunatic
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:25 am Post subject: Re: can anyone give me a measurement...? |
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| i never removed the b-pillar from the inner rocker, so it should still be in the correct location front to back. just needed the left-to-right measurement so the side didn't look bowed in or bowed out. i imagine i could just do it with a straightedge from a-pillar to c-pillar but wanted to be certain. |
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