First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Hello Rusty, I have been doin all the same things you mentioned except I can't get any more adjuztment out the front clip area so I guess I need to adjust the front fenders more. which is quite labor intensive. Thanks for your input. Phil
--- On Sun, 1/18/09, Rusty Allison <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Rusty Allison <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [FGF] front clip fitment questions > To: "First Generation Firebird-L" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, January 18, 2009, 9:54 AM > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > ......................................................................... > I couldn't quite follow what you are saying. I had to > pre-install the hood and lower valance to square in the > fenders before I was able to start the adjustments that let > me square up the headlight buckets and those polyurethane > bumpers to the front fenders, then I went on to installation > of the front chrome bumper. I did have to make several > (understatement) adjustments to the fenders and all of the > front nose assembly before I was complete. Patience and > about three days of coming back to make adjustments before I > was satisfied. > What I am saying is the lateral and vertical placement of > the fenders is a part of the nose cone adjustment routine. > The factory must have had a jig to assemble the front end, > then they put the whole front end on the car. We have to > decipher what that placement was, because we are creating > all of those placements as per our desire. > The nose cone is frustrating, but patience will get you > where you want to be. > > Rusty Allison > http://firstgenfirebird.org/show/closeup.mv?CarID=446 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "phil seitz" > <[email protected]> > Subject: [FGF] front clip fitment questions > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Submissions to Firebird-L: > <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: > <[email protected]> > Help: > <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> > > Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> > Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> > > Donations: > <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> > FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
