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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 11:29 AM |
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I'd try wedging between body and shock mounts
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 11:45 AM |
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posted by 1303Steve
Hi
Would it help if you put a big bit of wood across the rear of the car, about under the bumper bracket and lift the body with a jack and then try
moving the body
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Yep this is the best way.
You can then slide the body on the wood to move it over.
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 12:31 PM |
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Update!
Ok, I had a sit down and a cuppa and have done the following:
1. Removed all of the bolts inside the car
2. Loosened bolts near rear shocks even more.
3. Loosened heater channel bolts even more.
4. Jacked the body up using a piece of timber between the jack and the body along the side under the doors in order to break the seal....I could see
the body seperating from the chassis by about 4-5 mm!
5. I then used a feeler gauge to slide between the gasket and the body and chassis to see if there was any type of adhesive...there doesn't appear to
be.
6. I then had a look around the rear of the car on the drivers side where the return fuel tubing bends up from the underneath the chassis and is
screwed to the body...I will unscrew this.
So, in summary, things are looking better.
My plan is to get hold of another trolley jack with the view of jacking up both sides of the car in order to break the gasket seal and then gently
lever the car to the left...
I'll let you know how I go.
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I am about to
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 02:24 PM |
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Ok, it's great when having a bit of lunch and a think can provide you with the solution.
Ok, I got the other trolley jack and jacked up both sides of the car so that the space between the chassis seal and the body at the rear was at least
6-7mm. I used long pieces of timber so that more of the front was also jacked up at the same time (as per the photo).
So far so good.
I then tried to push the body over but after 10 minutes it was obvious that it just wasn't going to happen.
I then had a look in the engine compartment to see how I could lever the body over somehow using the chassis as the point of leverage.
As I have the old motor in the car so that I could determine the centre, I used the old faithful VW jack and a rubber hoist pad to "push" the body
to the left....after some gentle jacking, I heard a slight crack (hopefully nothing important broke!) and the body is now able to be moved over the
required amount. (see photo).
I'm planning on moving it an few mm more than required and leaving the jack in place overnight and then dropping everything down and tightening up a
few bolts, fitting the exhaust and seeing what the results are...hopefully exhaust tail pipes will now be in the centre and the muffler will clear the
body.
Thanks again for everyone's help.
Regards
Greg
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 04:47 PM |
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Now there's a great view while havin a Pooh!
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 05:32 PM |
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 ......every garage needs one for when the VW gives you the SH*Ts 
You're nearly there Greg....Its well worth the effort to have everything now square in the engine bay 
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 05:44 PM |
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well worth the effort.
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 06:44 PM |
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Yep can't agree more.
I fitted the Vintage Speed exhaust and it now looks like it will have enough clearance without the need to cut the muffler and the tailpipes look
great and centred!
I'll do a trial bolt down to make sure it all stays where it's supposed to!
Thanks again for everyone's input.
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 07:54 PM |
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Cut the body I have some pics some where just wait till I find them
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| posted on April 7th, 2013 at 09:55 PM |
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How did it turn out ?.
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| posted on April 8th, 2013 at 07:16 AM |
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It seems to be "springing" back a bit.
For example, if I move the body 10mm to the left, bolt it down, it springs back 5mm. I think it is due to the fact that I am using the engine block as
one of the jacking points and the "spring back" is due the banana mounts.
The clearance is much better now than it was but I feel that I can get a few more mm.
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| posted on April 8th, 2013 at 07:25 AM |
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Don't forget to suss out the front too Greg...
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| posted on April 8th, 2013 at 07:48 AM |
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found the pics of small body cut
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| posted on April 8th, 2013 at 08:25 AM |
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Thanks Dave. Will do.
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Greg
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| posted on April 8th, 2013 at 07:07 PM |
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posted by Sides
Don't forget to suss out the front too Greg...
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yeah next thing you know that the front wheels are rubbing 
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| posted on April 8th, 2013 at 07:31 PM |
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Gee Ian, that's a bit on the pessimistic side! 
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