ACC427US,
Man you've got some interesting problems
I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say the "tail section rests on the trunk piece". My body was mounted on the frame when I received the kit. It only required some minor tweaking.
No spacers of any type were required between the body and the frame. What size engine are you using?
I ran into an interesting problem when I noticed my engine was way too high. I called SVM and they advised me of the correct engine mounts to use. The mounts I had originally purchased were almost 2" too high
I have found that many times the position of one assembly dictates the proper placement of the next assembly. If I had to do it all over again, I would position the body so the front wheels are centered in the wheel wells. I noticed that if you don't get them centered correctly, they will rub the wheel well when the steering is at either extremes. (believe me I know, it happened to me). Once that is correct then what dictates the proper fore-aft position of the engine is how close you can get the side pipes centered in the body cut-out. You don't have much room to play here. Keep in mind that the motor mount brackets that SVM supplies can be flip-flopped left to rt therefore giving you an inch or more movement fore or aft. Now with the engine correctly positioned then you can mount your transmission bracket and finally have your drive shaft manufactured. Of course, the big assumption here is that all the SVM parts are produced to the same specs.
(You know what they say about assumptions
