Refitting Body .. Problem

[nigelc]

Hi All .. finally putting the body back on the chassis but have hit a problem. the shell no longer wants to sit down over the backbone of the chassis . I have used closed cell foam soundproofing that is 10mm thick , that seemed to be reasonable based on thickness of original material ?. Anyone else had problems , are they all a really snug fit , any suggestions before i take it off and use a thinner gauge of foam   Thanks guys

[jbcollier]

10mm sounds too thick to me.

[RoddyMac]

I think 10mm is a bit thick.  I used 1/4" (6 mm) closed cell and it was a tight squeeze.  I glued mine in sections, top, sides etc, and had the side pieces start to peel back at the top which added to the difficulty in lowering the body.  I don't think closed cell compresses as thin as the jute/horsehair pads that the car originally had. 

[nigelc]

Thanks .. i feared that may be the case .. right off it comes again then .

[4129R]

I had the same problem on 4688R.

The seat belt bolts would not fit in the centre of the chassis.

Use 6mm.

Thanks for reminding me. I have at least 3 more to fit.

[nigelc]

Success .. lifted the body back up, old foam off , new 5mm foam on .. fits like a glove . Body finaly back on a chassis for the first time in 20 years .

[BDA]

Excellent!!!! That's a good feeling, isn't it? 

[Certified Lotus]

 

[4129R]

Success .. lifted the body back up, old foam off , new 5mm foam on .. fits like a glove . Body finaly back on a chassis for the first time in 20 years .

Where did you get the 5mm foam?

I will be needing lots soon.

[nigelc]

BDA .. yes , brilliant feeling

Certified .. i agree, will do pics when next at the workshop .. phone batt died when i was fitting body so sadly couldn't capture the success at the time

4129r - foam came from ebay , £25 for a 2m x 1m sheet of 5mm closed cell adhesive backed . i you want i can see if there were any direct contact details on the invoice as it may be a bit cheaper going direct rather than through ebay ?