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Re: Front upper chassis bar won't line up to bolt holes. Force it?
I was able to spread the upper chassis with a scissor jack and piece of metal. This allowed me to get the bolts in just fine. However, after doing that i measured and found the top of the chassis was now wider than the bottom.
I removed the upper tie bar and took some measurements. With the bar unbolted the chassis is perfectly square. The main longitudinal square tubes are 32.25" outer edge to outer edge uppers and lowers. I measured at multiple spots from the firewall all the way to the tips. The bolt holes in the chassis are 30.5" center to center. The bolt holes on the chassis bar I was sent are 30.75" center to center so it is exactly 0.25" too wide.
Any chance someone could take some measurements on their end? Did I just get one that was made a bit off? Or, are there variances across the cars? I expected my upper chassis rails to be slumped in, but the tape measure proves otherwise.
I've emailed Panoz to see if I got a bad one or if they have any of the other style ones in stock.
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Brian B.
Panoz GTRA - LS1 swap in progress
#4 Z06 - NASA ST3/TT3
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