Project Update

BLACK MOON · 10-06-05, 01:24 PM

I set the body back on this morning and as suspected the Keisler transmission contacts the tunnel. Specifically, I found that it hits the dip in the tumel that accomidates the brackets for the console trim. This occurs only on the right side at the rear bracket. I ground this bump off and will reglass from the interior of the car. After the grind, the transmission was still too close to the floor for me so I am raising the body with 3/8" rubber shims. This gives plenty of room at the top of the trans. I'm going to see what other problems adding the shims causes before bolting all the connections.

studiog · 10-06-05, 10:20 PM

Hey Moon,
Are you sure you want to use rubber shims. I thought I read somewhere on this forum that rubber shims may cause vibrations. Have you considered solid shims as a base maybe just 1/8 or 1/4 would be enough. Anyway I'm not an expert on that but congratulations on the body drop. This is a real milestone. Some photos of your progress would be great. Good luck.

BLACK MOON · 10-06-05, 10:33 PM

I'm using rubber shims from a later C2. Hopefully there won't be any vibration. I thought the rubber would help rather than hurt. Also, I didn't know where to get solid shims.

If I knew how to post photos, I would. If I remember last time I tried it there was a size issue and I've yet to learn how to use a third party photo server.

67HEAVEN · 10-06-05, 10:46 PM

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