It seems that the most frustrating part of assembling a scratch car comes when trying to mount the body. I'm talking about a body that was either from a static model kit, or one where the mounting posts simply do not match up with any useful mounting points on the custom chassis. The problem is getting the heights of the mounting posts right. The best I have been able to do is glue in mounting posts that are too long, and carefully trim them down, a bit at a time, until the body sits properly. Or close enough to properly that I can give it up and live with it.
It doesn't help to have good measuring tools -- the clearances are too close. I've never found a good way to weasel one in to get a decent measurement.
You wouldn't believe how much time I've spent trying to dream up a proper way to do this.
Does anyone have a splendid trick to make this job simple, once and done?
Ed Bianchi
It doesn't help to have good measuring tools -- the clearances are too close. I've never found a good way to weasel one in to get a decent measurement.
You wouldn't believe how much time I've spent trying to dream up a proper way to do this.
Does anyone have a splendid trick to make this job simple, once and done?
Ed Bianchi
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