Owners Manual

BODYWORK
P/27
The petrol tank and disconnect the feed pipe at the base
of
the tank. Release the wires to the rear lights, then
extract the cables from the rear panel on the underside
of
the car. Disconnect the wire to the petrol tank gauge
unit.
Following these preliminary operations, the body
main securing points can now be released. These are
clearly shown in Fig.
37,
being the same at each side.
Working from front to rear, release the two setpins and
one nut and bolt securing the front
baffle and flitch plate
to the radiator frame. Withdraw the setpin that secures
the scuttle bracing stay to a point immediately behind
the front shock absorber mounting. From underneath
the car extract four nuts and bolts
that
pass through a
body plate into the first chassis bracket and one nut
and bolt, through the
end.
of
this bracket. With the
door open, remove the rubber panel in the side
of
the
body to gain access to the two setpins
that
screw into
tapped holes in the second bracket.
Immediately in front
of
the rear seat release the nut
and bolt passing through the third chassis bracket. From
inside the boot remove the setpin and bolt
that
pass
through the boot floor and chassis rear cross member.
Employing a four point sling lift the body from the
chassis using a vertical movement.
Reverse the above procedure for body refitting.