Fitting body to chassis?

[kartman24]

What are people using as a seal between the fibreglass body and the chassis to seal/stop chatter. I want something that will keep the water out and not soak the water up and start rotting the chassis.....suggestions please
Martin

[Ozzie Dave]

Closed cell foam/rubber glued to the chassis, could try car builder solutions or suchlike.

[Josh Smith]

Try Sikaflex

[singlecoil]

As Josh says, Sikaflex (or any other decent polyurethane sealer) is the industry standard for this job, run a bead either side of the row of rivets.

[Steve_D]

If you are talking body tub sitting on a chassis rail then the closed cell tape is best as you then have a chance of removing the body in the future.

If you are taking a panel and riveting it in place then you need to use a PU sealant such as Sikaflex. Sikaflex is possibly the very best but in our field the cheapest PU sealant you can find will do the job.

Steve

[kartman24]

The body is in several peices, there is a main rear `tub` and a baulkhead all in molded fibreglass. I did have them sitting on rubber strip, i may go with that again and use some sort of sealent round the inside to stop any stray water ingress.........Martin