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Originally Posted by Marco Tahtaras
All bodies had fabric reinforced rubber pads at every body bolt. This raised the body about 1/4" on average but varied somewhat depending on what was needed for the doors to align.
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At every bolt hole shown in De Angelis P30 and 31, there are the fabric/rubber pads that have the appearance of conveyor belts. I described #9's dimensions in my post. The other four were 2 2/4" wide by 1 3/4" long by a shade over 1/4" thick. The frame welting was sized to run just under the splash apron to mounting hole #1 at the cowl. At that point there were 3 or 4 rubber pads that do look like those sold by parts folks with a metal washer on top. Marco has written a very good article on these pads and their function in aligning the body on his web site
http://www.abarnyard.com/workshop/door-1.htm
I am preparing an article for the 180A group, and would like photos of these pads if any of you photos of the pads or the welting on the frame.