Body Measurements, How to Measure Accurately Options

[BeatNavy]

Every now and then someone posts a thread here about door and/or window gaps swearing their longs are solid and it's not a rust issue (I may post something similar here soon myself). Often it's recommended to check body dimensions (Body Dimensions), particularly measurement H and F. "F" is described as "Between roll bar and windshield flange" with target of 25 & 1/8 inches and seems pretty straightforward. "H" is a little more elusive for me. It seems there's too much room for error in the description to get a really useful result.

"H" is the measure of door width and is defined as "Measured between bulge for door contact switch and depression for door lock plate" with target of 40 and 29/32 in.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/specs/bodydims/fig06.jpg)

Anybody have better pictures, or a better description, of where exactly to measure for "H" (where at the "bulge")? Any other dimensions that are critical for door gaps / longitude integrity?

[bbrock]

Good luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) I hope you get more replies on this thread from the folks who have done this a half dozen times. I was really nervous about the possibility of the bent windshield frame on my heap, but went under the assumption that the door gap was the gold standard. I figured if other measurements were close to spec and the gaps looked good, things were okay. I'll probably find out later that my car crabs down the road like it has an inner ear infection. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)