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Frizzle Fry · 05-18-2007, 01:10 PM

Thanks VT and LUV2.

Ok back to reality...

You may have noticed that the rear bumper was sitting low. This was because I had to shim the rear body mounts a bit (1/2") to get it back on the road. I knew the body mounts I positioned on top of the frame were gonna have to be shaved. So I didn't want to weld up the body until I knew it was sitting naturally.

I ended up cutting those body mount bushings in half. Here you can see the difference:

Full Bushing:

1/2 Bushing:

Body-High/Bumper-Low:

Body Sitting correctly on frame:

Now I'm working on bridging the 2nd row seat floor brace over the frame rails and sheeting it all in.

Here's how it all looks from the inside:

05-18-2007, 01:10 PM	#146
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Thanks VT and LUV2. Ok back to reality... You may have noticed that the rear bumper was sitting low. This was because I had to shim the rear body mounts a bit (1/2") to get it back on the road. I knew the body mounts I positioned on top of the frame were gonna have to be shaved. So I didn't want to weld up the body until I knew it was sitting naturally. I ended up cutting those body mount bushings in half. Here you can see the difference: Full Bushing: 1/2 Bushing: Body-High/Bumper-Low: Body Sitting correctly on frame: Now I'm working on bridging the 2nd row seat floor brace over the frame rails and sheeting it all in. Here's how it all looks from the inside: Last edited by Frizzle Fry; 05-19-2007 at 02:27 PM.