Body lift off advice please

[flyingdutchie]

Hi guys,

I am pretty sure i have all the bolts out. I missed the 2 at the rear behind the seats holding the seatbelts, but once i had these 2 out (and the 2 in the boot; earth connection and the opposite) the back end came lose a bit more. The car is on a ramp. Body hanging in straps. The front does lower, but the back end does not want to come completely.

What am i missing?

[flyingdutchie]

What i did not do, unti now, was cutting fiberglass. This should be done in the area of the seatbelt mounting? With a grinder?

[TwinKam]

There are FOUR bolts in the boot. Sounds like you've got the top two, but there are also two on the boot floor, right on the very end of the chassis.
I cut the 'glass away around the seat belt tab from below with a bare hacksaw blade, having drilled a couple of holes first to get the blade in. It's mainly a case of making clearance for the nut welded to the tab.

Edited by TwinKam on Tuesday 6th April 16:35

[notaping]

I had to cut a hole behind the outer seat belt mount to allow the welded nut to pass through. I used a Dremel with a small cutting wheel.



Remember to remove the inner seat belt mounts from the tunnel as well.

[notaping]

Now that I'm looking at the photos - I also cut away a small section on the inside of the tab - probably to gain access. I kept the piece to glass back in . . .

[Paul Goldstar]

flyingdutchie said:

What i did not do, unti now, was cutting fiberglass. This should be done in the area of the seatbelt mounting? With a grinder?

My seatbelt lower bolt sheared on the driver's side but I didn't cut any fibre glass. Hacksaw blade between body and chassis worked for me.

Ah sorry just noticed this is Cerbera not Chimp - not sure it's the same process

[itsallyellow]

Have you done the two bolts behind the fuel tank?

Mike

[flyingdutchie]

Yes, I have all the bolts done in the boot. Fuel tank is out. It does come loose at the back end a bit. I can see the points where the rear seatbelt normall is bolted to the side of the tunnel. From underneath i see these holes coming loose. It must be that these fiberglassed point do hold the back from coming loose completely.

[flyingdutchie]

They are free now. This must have been the reason..... Tomorrow morning next attempt. Now Rela Madrid- Liverpool!