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Old 01-16-2017, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill D View Post
The next issue is how high do I make the striker? I can't crawl in the trunk after the body is on to measure, so I'm trying,to,calculate it by measuring all the pieces (trunk, hinge, body, etc.). And where do I mount the striker? What does it need to look like? Will it clear the inside of the trunk lid?

If I attach the striker to the back of the frame it will hit the latch arm and trunk lid. If I mount it to the trunkpan in the trunk then the striker has to be really long and will catch on things
Bill,
When you cannot see the amount of clearance between two shutting surfaces, like the hood and air cleaner for example, I always use a ball of Plasticine (modeling clay). If you make one surface slippery, it will adhere to the other and give a clear indication of what's going on. The same solution will show you where the striker aperture needs to be.

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