[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] Chassis spacers

[CotaLymepond at aol.com]

Hi Bill ...  There was apparently a lot of variation in the body's and  
frame's of these cars. the factory used rubber mounting pads and alloy shims to  
level and square up the body's. You can make your own pads by  cutting squares 
from a truck mud flap and punching holes in them 
(be sure to use a heavy duty flap with  fabric reinforcement, not  just plain 
rubber as those will just split and  fall apart )  (or use the sidewall of an 
old tire) You can also buy alloy bar stock at any  hardware store and make 
more shims too if you need more.
 Start out with one or two rubber pads between each mounting point,  then add 
shims as needed to level up the body, paying particular attention to  the fit 
of the doors and wings, when everything looks right, start by tightening  the 
main mounting bolts under the A pillar (the bolts under the door hinge  
area), then tighten the ones behind the doors, and then the ones in the trunk  
area. As you do this make sure that you're not pulling the body out of shape,  
constantly check that the doors and fenders align up and don't bind, you will  
most likely have to add or remove a few shims somewhere to keep everything  
straight. It is a good idea to catalog and record the number of pads and shims  
that are removed from each mounting point when taking things apart so that you  
can use that number as a starting point when reassembling everything. I have  
seen as many as 6 or 8 shims in any one spot on these cars.
Good Luck  <> Steve Cota <>
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Bill  Molloy_ (mailto:nqtraderman at yahoo.com)  
To: _staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info_ (mailto:staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info)   
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 4:29 AM
Subject: [Sunbeam Talbot Email List]  Chassis spacers


am I right in thinking that the spacer that goes between the chassis  and the 
rear body mounting is a thin alloy spacer as highlighted in Red  in the 
attached photo ? 
or should it be thicker one similar to those under the floor  ? 
Thanks 
Bill


 



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