Body Mounting Points

[ProjectChimaera]

Could anyone advise if silicone or perhaps sikaflex should be used to cushion the mounting points between body and chassis when it's dropped back on?

[Discopotatoes]

ProjectChimaera said:

Could anyone advise if silicone or perhaps sikaflex should be used to cushion the mounting points between body and chassis when it's dropped back on?

Not needed but I'm going to use 1 MM rubber sheet of eBay

[ClassiChimi]

If you do use mastic and after you've applied it to the chassis before dropping the body down get some warm water and washing up liquid in it, spray the mastic, when the body sits on top it will set hard but not stick to the body thus giving you some cushion etc. I don't think it's needed but getting some mastic through the holes will aide water resistance etc so a very good idea IMO.

[ProjectChimaera]

Discopotatoes said:

Not needed but I'm going to use 1 MM rubber sheet of eBay

Thanks Disco, are you going to sikaflex to the body? Would imagine it will be quite difficult to line them all up? It does seem right to provide some sort of flexible compound between the mountings.

I'm seriously tempted to brush some nice clean grease on the top of the outriggers before I drop the body on, my dad used to do it on the inside of his Mk11 cortina's doors and they never rotted! They may collect some rubbish along the way but it would keep the salt out?

[ProjectChimaera]

ClassiChimi said:

If you do use mastic and after you've applied it to the chassis before dropping the body down get some warm water and washing up liquid in it, spray the mastic, when the body sits on top it will set hard but not stick to the body thus giving you some cushion etc. I don't think it's needed but getting some mastic through the holes will aide water resistance etc so a very good idea IMO.

Thanks Classic, good thought! I guess there is no right or wrong method but it seems an idea to do something?

[Discopotatoes]

ProjectChimaera said:

Discopotatoes said:

Not needed but I'm going to use 1 MM rubber sheet of eBay

Thanks Disco, are you going to sikaflex to the body? Would imagine it will be quite difficult to line them all up? It does seem right to provide some sort of flexible compound between the mountings.

I'm seriously tempted to brush some nice clean grease on the top of the outriggers before I drop the body on, my dad used to do it on the inside of his Mk11 cortina's doors and they never rotted! They may collect some rubbish along the way but it would keep the salt out?

maybe a dab on the rubber to hold it in place, I've galvanised my chassis so I'm just going to heat proof the bits that need it and I'm done

[portzi]

Discopotatoes said:

ProjectChimaera said:

Discopotatoes said:

Not needed but I'm going to use 1 MM rubber sheet of eBay

Thanks Disco, are you going to sikaflex to the body? Would imagine it will be quite difficult to line them all up? It does seem right to provide some sort of flexible compound between the mountings.

I'm seriously tempted to brush some nice clean grease on the top of the outriggers before I drop the body on, my dad used to do it on the inside of his Mk11 cortina's doors and they never rotted! They may collect some rubbish along the way but it would keep the salt out?

maybe a dab on the rubber to hold it in place, I've galvanised my chassis so I'm just going to heat proof the bits that need it and I'm done

Outrigger protectors front and back is a must to keeping all that road muck thrown up by the wheels making its way onto the outriggers. If your chassis is still bare metal then I had welded on some brackets so the the guards can easily be bolted on and off the chassis.

5 years on and stone chip free and clean as a whistle.

Edited by portzi on Monday 17th October 16:19

[TwinKam]

portzi said:

Discopotatoes said:

ProjectChimaera said:

Discopotatoes said:

Not needed but I'm going to use 1 MM rubber sheet of eBay

Thanks Disco, are you going to sikaflex to the body? Would imagine it will be quite difficult to line them all up? It does seem right to provide some sort of flexible compound between the mountings.

I'm seriously tempted to brush some nice clean grease on the top of the outriggers before I drop the body on, my dad used to do it on the inside of his Mk11 cortina's doors and they never rotted! They may collect some rubbish along the way but it would keep the salt out?

maybe a dab on the rubber to hold it in place, I've galvanised my chassis so I'm just going to heat proof the bits that need it and I'm done

Outrigger protectors front and back is a must to keeping all that road muck thrown up by the wheels making its way onto the outriggers. If your chassis is still bare metal then I had welded on some brackets so the the guards can easily be bolted on and off the chassis.



Could you post some picks of these outrigger protectors, off and on the car?
Thanks.

5 years on and stone chip free and clean as a whistle.

Edited by portzi on Monday 17th October 16:19

[portzi]

TwinKam said:

Could you post some picks of these outrigger protectors, off and on the car?
Thanks.

These are the fronts l have during the rebuild and rear post rebuild , the rears mount using the seat belt bolt.


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Edited by portzi on Monday 17th October 17:24

[TwinKam]

Thanks!
So are these are primarily to stop stop chips?

[portzi]

TwinKam said:

Thanks!
So are these are primarily to stop stop chips?

they stop everything; wet mud, water spray off the wheels, and the guards can be removed and rubbed down and touched up, , or going back to the powdercoaters as I did as they were stone chipped, on the near side.