As far as I can tell, my chassis is not so bad. However, I WILL NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT SORT
OF SHAPE IT IS IN UNTIL I SEPARATE THE BODY TUB FROM THE CHASSIS. In other words, I cannot
really do a thorough job evaluating the chassis until I can physically get to it, ALL OF IT.
When the car is on jack stands (in order to more closely inspect the chassis) the right door will not open/close.
This happens because the car is bending in such a way to cause the gap at the top of the door to grow larger than the gap at the bottom. The result is, in the case where the
door is closed, is that the door will not open because the tension is so great!! Another interesting item is that the chassis does not even touch the right-side, front jack stand.
The car literally "hovers" above the stand, seemingly balanced by the right-side, rear stand. Also, the chassis is missing the top plate of the "T-shirt" pressing. I really need to get someone with expertise in chassises to take a look at mine.
However, there might be hope. According to Dave Connit, the IRS chassis is notoriously flexible, which might be causing my problem. He
is suggesting I place the stands under the wheel splines, then see if I still have the issue. Also, according to him, this chassis
is supposed to have only one T-shirt pressing. Let's hope. These things would reduce my hits considerably, because I DO NOT
want chassis issues.
Once again... I'll be able to find a lot more once I get the chassis exposed.
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