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Chuck,
The hinge on the left is bent and the shim is an attempt to fix it. Like yo=
u suspect, someone tried to close the lid without releasing the lid support.=
I have fixed this issue on two Midgets with this procedure - open the latc=
h, stand on the left side of the car and raise the lid a few inches with you=
r right hand. Hold the lid open with your right hand and with the palm of y=
our left hand push down on the lid sharply right at the left hinge location.=
Do this a few times and you can get the hinge to bend back to the proper s=
hape.
Rick
Sent from my keyboard
> On Apr 29, 2020, at 2:03 AM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets@a=
utox.team.net> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Try to not ramble..too much.
> Before the Midget got painted , the trunk lid was not bolted on the hinges=
. I simply put it on the car and it fit all the way around with no high or l=
ow spots. Fast forward. Painted the car with trunk lid off & painted the l=
id separately. Paint dries and I bolt the lid on and put a new weatherstr=
ip on the body . close the lid and it fits the opening but sits high on th=
e left side. =20
> Today I had the car outside and I was checking my completed work on the fa=
brication and installation of the fuel cell and noticed something I never sa=
w before. The left hinge is shimmed which would move it downward . I neve=
r saw a spridget trunk hinge shimmed. Now I am wondering if it needs more s=
hims to drop the left side of the lid down to fit thr opening it fit before b=
eing bolted to the hinges.&nb sp; =20
> Has anyone had to shim a trunk hinge before?
> Yes the car has the telescopic support. And up to today I had guessed I h=
ave a bent car from someone trying to close the trunk lid without releasing t=
he support. Now after seeing the left hinge shimmed , I am wondering if it'=
s a shim problem not a bent car body or trunk lid.
> 1 more thing! The lid that is on the car is not the lid that was with / o=
n the car when Frank bought it. That lid had too much damage to attempt usi=
ng. =20
> Thoughts? Ideas? It would be nice if the left side of the lid sat down l=
ike it did before I bolted it to the hinges....
> Chuck
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Chuck,<div><br></div><div>The hinge on the l=
eft is bent and the shim is an attempt to fix it. Like you suspect, so=
meone tried to close the lid without releasing the lid support. I have=
fixed this issue on two Midgets with this procedure - open the latch, stand=
on the left side of the car and raise the lid a few inches with your right h=
and. Hold the lid open with your right hand and with the palm of your l=
eft hand push down on the lid sharply right at the left hinge location. &nbs=
p;Do this a few times and you can get the hinge to bend back to the proper s=
hape.</div><div><br></div><div>Rick<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my key=
board</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 29, 2020, a=
t 2:03 AM, crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>=
wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>=EF=BB=BF
<div style=3D"font-size: 10pt;"><div dir=3D"auto">Try to not ramble..too=
much.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Before the Midget got painted , the trunk lid w=
as not bolted on the hinges. I simply put it on the car and it fit all=
the way around with no high or low spots. Fast forward. Painted=
the car with trunk lid off & painted the lid separately. P=
aint dries and I bolt the lid on and put a new weatherstrip on the body .&nb=
sp; close the lid and it fits the opening but sits high on the left si=
de. </div><div dir=3D"auto">Today I had the car outside and I was=
checking my completed work on the fabrication and installation of the fuel c=
ell and noticed something I never saw before. The left hinge is shimme=
d which would move it downward . I never saw a spridget trunk hi=
nge shimmed. Now I am wondering if it needs more shims to drop t=
he left side of the lid down to fit thr opening it fit before being bolted t=
o the hinges.&nb
sp; </div><div dir=3D"auto">Has anyone had to shim a trunk hinge befo=
re?</div><div dir=3D"auto">Yes the car has the telescopic support. And=
up to today I had guessed I have a bent car from someone trying to close th=
e trunk lid without releasing the support. Now after seeing the left h=
inge shimmed , I am wondering if it's a shim problem not a bent car body or t=
runk lid.</div><div dir=3D"auto">1 more thing! The lid that is on the c=
ar is not the lid that was with / on the car when Frank bought it. Tha=
t lid had too much damage to attempt using. </div><div dir=3D"au=
to">Thoughts? Ideas? It would be nice if the left side of t=
he lid sat down like it did before I bolted it to the hinges....</div><div d=
ir=3D"auto">Chuck</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></d=
iv><div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-size:9pt;"><i>Sent from my LG Mobile=
</i></div></div></div>
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