[Fot] TR3 Body mounting

[Don Elliott]

Those rubber pads are needed to adjust the door and bonnet gaps and to set 
the body straight if it doesn`t sit perfectly on the chassis.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg & Alison Blake" <ablake2 at austin.rr.com>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:44 AM
Subject: [Fot] TR3 Body mounting


>I posted this question to the British car forum and really did not get
> many takers this is my TR3.
>
>
> I have the body off the frame to finish up the body and paint work. When
> I go to reassembly the body to the frame I was planning on replacing all
> the body mounting rubbers with new. Do any of you delete the rubber to
> have a more solid connection between the body and the frame? What are
> the disadvantages other than noise? Since I plan on using some of my
> original mounting points as roll cage pick up points, I don't think I
> should be using the rubber pads in these areas. If that is the case, is
> there any reason to use them anywhere else?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
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