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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2025 11:19 am    Post subject: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

I'm doing some body work on a 1970 beetle and need a measurement for correct running board placement. Can someone give me the bolt hole CL to CL measurement from the running boards? I only need from the rear most body bolt hole (either side) to the next hole forward please.

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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2025 2:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

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Can someone give me the bolt hole CL to CL measurement from the running boards? I only need from the rear most body bolt hole (either side) to the next hole forward please.


I have my 1970 VW here, mine since 1972, never been in an accident. I'm sorry, but English is my first and only language, and I don't understand you.

What is CL ?
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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2025 2:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

Center line
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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2025 2:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

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timdhawk wrote:
Can someone give me the bolt hole CL to CL measurement from the running boards? I only need from the rear most body bolt hole (either side) to the next hole forward please.


I have my 1970 VW here, mine since 1972, never been in an accident. I'm sorry, but English is my first and only language, and I don't understand you.

What is CL ?


Sorry, CL = centerline.
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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2025 8:16 am    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

Cusser wrote:
timdhawk wrote:
Can someone give me the bolt hole CL to CL measurement from the running boards? I only need from the rear most body bolt hole (either side) to the next hole forward please.


I have my 1970 VW here, mine since 1972, never been in an accident. I'm sorry, but English is my first and only language, and I don't understand you.

What is CL ?


Could have just said 'Center to Center'....for English majors Wink
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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2025 6:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2025 6:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

I know this might seem frustrating, but it's unclear exactly what reference point you mean by "the rear most body bolt hole". Might I suggest to avoid confusion that you post a picture with reference marks showing exactly where to where you want a measurement of.
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2025 4:52 am    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

I believe the running boards themselves have elongated mounting holes since they have to connect to 3 separate body pieces
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2025 5:19 am    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

mukluk wrote:
I know this might seem frustrating, but it's unclear exactly what reference point you mean by "the rear most body bolt hole". Might I suggest to avoid confusion that you post a picture with reference marks showing exactly where to where you want a measurement of.


I mention for the running boards twice in my post.

I'm looking of a centerline to centerline measurement from the rear most running board mounting bolt hole in the body to the next forward running board mounting bolt hole.
I'm replacing some bad metal in that area and I don't have an exact known point on either side for the correct new metal bolt hole placement.

I hope that makes things a bit clearer.
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2025 4:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

The running board is attached to the heater channel. My 70 shows 405mm CL from rear most hole to next one forward. Then the next one is 400mm to the next forward hole i.e. the 3rd hole.
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2025 5:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Need help with a measurement please. Reply with quote

viiking wrote:
The running board is attached to the heater channel. My 70 shows 405mm CL from rear most hole to next one forward. Then the next one is 400mm to the next ist forward hole i.e. the 3rd hole.



Thank you very much for that!!! I appreciate it!
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