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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 02:13 PM
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chassis and body measurments

ok im having a problem guys


just had the car aligned and the passenger fender seams to apear to stick out a .5 inch more then the driver fender. i measerd from the bulge of the tire to the outer most part of the fender flare and it is infact a ,5 inch wider,,, but on that not , the driver fender is a factory gm fender and the passenger side is not. i noticed that the seam were the fender meets the a pillar is lower by half an inch on the driver side gm fender then it does on the passenger aftermarket fender


... the gm fender is also an 89 fender and the after market is a 91-92


im loosing my mind trying to figure out why!!! lol

help me
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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Re: chassis and body measurments

Check to see if the pinch points are bent,this is common when someone jacks the car up in the wrong area,it makes the fender belly out when that happens.
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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Re: chassis and body measurments

no there good, i just rebuilt the entire front end. at the hiest point of the wheel arch it a half inch wider on one side then the other
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 06:58 AM
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Re: chassis and body measurments

bump
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 11:17 PM
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Re: chassis and body measurments



https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...surements.html

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Edit* All Data collision, as well as the service manual, will have this diagram and a top side diagram.

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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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oh thats bitchen , thanks
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