QuestionQUESTION: thank you scott,my first restoration and try to get the new doors and
quarterpanels to line up and correct gaps with rockers .thinki have all the
adjustment out of the doors but i m about one inch from meeting the quarters
by the door jam, should or can i put shims behind the bottom hinge to give me
the angel i need and do the shim go to the rear hinge that meets at the cowl
ANSWER: Hello I'm Scott,
Welcome to Allexperts! Now let me understand your question here. You have put new quarters on the vehicle and when trying to put the doors back on you are ending up with a 1 inch gap with the doors adjusted all the way back? Did you fit the doors before you welded the quarters on? Let me know this first, then we can go from there.
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QUESTION: thank you scott have not welded the quarters yet or the rockers just temp
sheet metal screws. front fenders are on and lined up with cowl i did put door
skins on the door frame and ,again first time job .the door skins have not been
welded yet is this a mater of adjusting the doors then the quarters then
rockers hey scott thank you so much your very kind tom balt.md.
AnswerWell the best way to do this is mock the whole car up, hang your decklid to see where your alignment is to the quarters and then work your way forward.Since the quarters are non moveable you want to make sure you have them set/lines to the doors first. Sometimes it takes alot of coercing to get the quarters up where they go at the doors. But you have to make absolutely sure you the quarters lined up with the doors and deck before you start your welding and at the same time make sure your door is fitting properly at the rocker. Like I said, sometimes it takes a lot of muscling, perhaps even knotching whatever it takes to get them up in place. The fender will actually come last since it adjustable. Just don't weld anything until you have the whole side fitting and held together with screws. Since alot of times it takes putting alot of screws and in a lot of case you end up with alot of wholes, I like to take the screws that are my final fit and mark them with a marker. That way when you pull something off for weld primer and for welding other parts you can tell which ones you used for your final fit. This way when you go for welding you won't end up using a wrong hole and ultimately end up with improper lines. Its a little time consuming getting all good line, but be patient and take your time and you will get it, To many people get in a hurry and ultimately end up with bad lines, so patients and perseverance is the name of the game. Do make sure once you are fitted that you pull the panels and use a good weld primer so you don't end up with a rusting situation down the road. We can keep working through this and I'm hear when you run into troubles, so don't be afraid to ask for help when you run into something that stumps you or your not sure of. Once you get the quarters fitting the deck and up close to the doors to where they go you can then twist your doors to fit the quarters and put a few tack welds down the edge to hold it in place. After you get the quarters and doors lined up then I'd set the fender up and see how close they are, but the key is to get the deck, quarters and doors lining up first. $sometimes it take a few to get back with you, but be patient I promise you I will......Goodluck here and btw. You are very welcome, its my pleasure.
Scott
