Reply to "Deck Lid frame - skin gap"

joules"Racing is Life, anything before or after is just waiting" - Steve McQueen

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
Careful there sparky. Clamp it too tightly and you will crimple the outside of the deck. Better off leaving it as it sits and filling it.

Agreed, if in doubt take it to a professional, but the ribbing is there to support and tension the decklid. If the two halves are not structurally joined then it will flex more and potentially enough for the corners to hit the rear fenders and chip paint, a common problem.

Julian

1/6/1010:54 PM

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