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Russ B · 07-19-2019, 03:35 PM

Mine is 3/16”. There is a bit of an arch in the lid which will push the front edge of the trunk toward the adjacent sheet metal panel when the lid is lifted. I did a lot of adjusting the gap, moving the hinge point up-down and forward-back to keep the top edge of the trunk from rubbing. Mine was a rumble to trunk conversion, so welding affected the arch of the lid a bit. Making sure you have plenty of clearance for paint thickness when opening and closing the lid is more important than a specific gap, in my opinion. But 3/16” is where mine ended up after paint and final assembly.

07-19-2019, 03:35 PM	#5
Russ B Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Millbrae, CA Posts: 504	Re: Trunk lid gap Mine is 3/16”. There is a bit of an arch in the lid which will push the front edge of the trunk toward the adjacent sheet metal panel when the lid is lifted. I did a lot of adjusting the gap, moving the hinge point up-down and forward-back to keep the top edge of the trunk from rubbing. Mine was a rumble to trunk conversion, so welding affected the arch of the lid a bit. Making sure you have plenty of clearance for paint thickness when opening and closing the lid is more important than a specific gap, in my opinion. But 3/16” is where mine ended up after paint and final assembly.