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Great, another door fitting question you say?
Ok, the doors fit fine pre-painting, all hinged up:
They also fit fine now after painting, just like shown above, BUT only when held in place, door latched, with the hinges laying flat and NOT screwed into the A-post.
When the hinges ARE screwed in, the aft edge of the outer wing interferes with the door such that it can’t be closed and paint touches paint at the front door upper edge. The outer wing is firmly bolted into the A-post with a no-gap fit.
I don’t see how shimming the body would help, since I have nice even gaps all around the door. Might this be a time to shim the hinges? I did just check- the repro hinges are the same thickness as the originals. The body was removed from the chassis for painting, and one could reasonably assume the same shims were used post-painting, but the body shop did that and they are out on CV19 lockdown.
What say ye? Shim the hinges? Jim
TS44744L”O”
Ok, the doors fit fine pre-painting, all hinged up:
They also fit fine now after painting, just like shown above, BUT only when held in place, door latched, with the hinges laying flat and NOT screwed into the A-post.
When the hinges ARE screwed in, the aft edge of the outer wing interferes with the door such that it can’t be closed and paint touches paint at the front door upper edge. The outer wing is firmly bolted into the A-post with a no-gap fit.
I don’t see how shimming the body would help, since I have nice even gaps all around the door. Might this be a time to shim the hinges? I did just check- the repro hinges are the same thickness as the originals. The body was removed from the chassis for painting, and one could reasonably assume the same shims were used post-painting, but the body shop did that and they are out on CV19 lockdown.
What say ye? Shim the hinges? Jim
TS44744L”O”