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CG · 11-28-2019, 10:07 AM

Im assuming its ok to talk about vehicles here besides our trucks.

I have a 65 Corvair convertible Im going to be totally stripping down for body work and paint. Corvair is a unibody car and Im going to build a roll around cart for it since all suspension and drive train will be taken off.

Right now the hood, trunk, and doors line up pretty darn good. I want to make sure they go back together the same way. Ive read drilling the door hinges for an alignment pin is the way to go. Do I need to weld braces in the door openings? Any trick to aligning the hood and trunk when finished?

11-28-2019, 10:07 AM	#1
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Monroe, Wa. Posts: 19,778	Keeping things aligned Im assuming its ok to talk about vehicles here besides our trucks. I have a 65 Corvair convertible Im going to be totally stripping down for body work and paint. Corvair is a unibody car and Im going to build a roll around cart for it since all suspension and drive train will be taken off. Right now the hood, trunk, and doors line up pretty darn good. I want to make sure they go back together the same way. Ive read drilling the door hinges for an alignment pin is the way to go. Do I need to weld braces in the door openings? Any trick to aligning the hood and trunk when finished? __________________ … … … … … … … … ... … … … … … … … … … … … Monroe Swap meet May 18-19. Mike has the same spots for the NW guys he's had forever. Lunch time BBQ at the spaces. If you have stuff to sell bring it along. If you have a question PM stllookn (Mike) here via the board. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=851291