Boot lid gaps

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drichards
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#1 Boot lid gaps

Post by drichards » Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:31 am

In process of rebuilding rear end on a 62 3.8OTS and we cannot quite get the gap right all the way round the boot lid. What gap size would be regarded as acceptable, we are not necessarily talking to concourse standard (but if there is a concourse requirement I would be interested to know what that is).

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Post by 265bhp » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:31 pm

Hi
Am not an expert on e types especially, but 3 or 4 mm once paint is on shouldn't be too much to ask

Hth
Jonathan

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#3 Re: Boot lid gaps

Post by daverawle » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:08 pm

drichards wrote:In process of rebuilding rear end on a 62 3.8OTS and we cannot quite get the gap right all the way round the boot lid. What gap size would be regarded as acceptable, we are not necessarily talking to concourse standard (but if there is a concourse requirement I would be interested to know what that is).
The correct boot seal, which was stuck to the boot lid, is not available. Using the later seal affixed to the body gives a bad gap. If known about before going to paint the lip on the body can be tapped down to take the later seal.

Dave
1963 OTS

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