The Ford Barn

ctfortner · 02-24-2014, 02:45 PM

@crownvic55 - This was not a frame off this time, however back in the 90's when my dad and I did a half @ss restore on it we had the frame off. That was many moons ago, so as to the support question, I really dont know. We were both novices so my guess would be it wasnt supported as well as it could have been. The seal is new, however the shop that installed it after paint didnt get it perfectly aligned so with the current gap in there right now you can see daylight with it closed, meaning it would likely leak some. If the weatherstrop was aligned just right, it might have sealed, although not as good as if the trunk shut all the way down like it should. I think the trunk weatherstrip is pretty cheap so it may get pulled and redone while I work on this.

@frank - I dont remember it being that "off" but there were a lot of things that werent perfect before it went to the body shop. I need to dig out my pictures as I took them of everything before shipping it off, it may tell more.

@Dave & s55 - I did remove the lower latch which is 2 bolts and I could push it down further. It still wasnt perfect but better. I need to get a helper as it was hard to hold it down and look at the gaps. I will try this first and see. There is no more adjustment available in the latch currently, without modifying something.

I want to get it as close as I can with a good seal, but after the situation I went through (2 years of PAIN) with 2 body shops to get the paint job, I wont do anything right now that will affect the paint. The paint is FAR from perfect but I was without my car for 2 years (supposed to be 3 months) and barely got it back, lawyer involved etc, and at this point I want to get it together and drive it a little while

02-24-2014, 02:45 PM	#12
ctfortner Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: West TN Posts: 63	Re: Trunk alignment - pic heavy @crownvic55 - This was not a frame off this time, however back in the 90's when my dad and I did a half @ss restore on it we had the frame off. That was many moons ago, so as to the support question, I really dont know. We were both novices so my guess would be it wasnt supported as well as it could have been. The seal is new, however the shop that installed it after paint didnt get it perfectly aligned so with the current gap in there right now you can see daylight with it closed, meaning it would likely leak some. If the weatherstrop was aligned just right, it might have sealed, although not as good as if the trunk shut all the way down like it should. I think the trunk weatherstrip is pretty cheap so it may get pulled and redone while I work on this. @frank - I dont remember it being that "off" but there were a lot of things that werent perfect before it went to the body shop. I need to dig out my pictures as I took them of everything before shipping it off, it may tell more. @Dave & s55 - I did remove the lower latch which is 2 bolts and I could push it down further. It still wasnt perfect but better. I need to get a helper as it was hard to hold it down and look at the gaps. I will try this first and see. There is no more adjustment available in the latch currently, without modifying something. I want to get it as close as I can with a good seal, but after the situation I went through (2 years of PAIN) with 2 body shops to get the paint job, I wont do anything right now that will affect the paint. The paint is FAR from perfect but I was without my car for 2 years (supposed to be 3 months) and barely got it back, lawyer involved etc, and at this point I want to get it together and drive it a little while