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Old Aug 29th, 01, 12:33 PM
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My car currently has the motor/trans out and while under it I noticed that the alignment
holes for the sub frame are not lined up. When I installed the new eurethane bushings w/the sub frame two years ago, I was sure to line up the holes in the frame with the body using dowels. Now, I find that the frame has shifted about 1/4" on one side and about 1/8" on the other. Understanding that the sub frame is still under the car, and attached at all six points, in addition to the body panels that bolt to the firewall-how do I adjust this?

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Old Aug 29th, 01, 01:25 PM
70 RS/Z-28 70 RS/Z-28 is offline
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You will need to loosen up all the mounting bolts then use the dowels again like you did in the past. It should be relatively easy.
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Old Aug 30th, 01, 08:12 AM
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I had my subframe off to install poly bushings and I did not use body pins to align it when I put it back on. Where are these alignment holes so I can check if I put mine on strait.

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Old Aug 30th, 01, 08:39 AM
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my back tires don't line up, the passenger's actually sticks out more than the other side. I did do a multi leaf conversion and dropped the car one inch using blocks, but I can't see how that would effect horizontal movement.. is it the frame that's off, or does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it?
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Old Aug 30th, 01, 12:49 PM
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The alignment holes are directly in front of the front body bushings, on the front cowl.
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Old Aug 30th, 01, 12:50 PM
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Get the frame squared and then install subframe connectors.
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Old Aug 30th, 01, 04:02 PM
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You can also take diagonal measurements to make sure the subframe and sheetmetal are square. When I did my subframe, I picked a couple of points on each side of the firewall area and measured diagonally to the front of the subframe. I just did this for the sheetmetal on my car this week. We just installed the fenders, header panel, and hood for the final fit and it was a little crooked. I ended up pushing the front of the fenders over one way about a 1/4 inch and squared it up and all of my hood gaps are perfect.

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