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I cannot over emphasize the need to take pictures of every inch of your car. Photos of seams, everything, even if you think it is not important. You should also take pictures as you disassemble the car.
You should also fit new panels, especially fenders before you start to strip paint and do tub work
I learned this the hard way. One thing that has bothered me for the longest time was a misalignment of the drivers side front fender where it connects to the cowl. The new fender rose 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch above the cowl as did the door. I for the longest time thought it was the new fender or a screw up when I skinned the driver's door. I also wondered why the oval hole for the windscreen was severely bent upward toward the front of the car.
All this was a disturbing curiosity to me as I recalled the original door and fender fit well. Not having a photo of the area, I could not confirm if was not there all the time.
Well, no it was not. As it turned out, when I checked the passenger side, the cowl, the fender, and the door were properly aligned. The cowl sloped gently to where the fender mated to it. Checking the drivers side, I noted the cowl was noticeably bent down causing the misalignment problem.
About a year or so ago, with the tub off, I stripped, and primed the cowl, not paying a lot of attention to the original paint and what lay under it.
Well, after determining the cause, I sanded down to bare metal the edge on the driver's side, I noticed there were traces of body filler I had not noted earlier.
Given I had not done any body work on the cowl, I could only conclude, the misalignment was from the factory and they had filled it in.
After applying a little filler, everything is now fine.
The moral of the story is to take a lot of photos and pay attention to what is under the paint as you remove it.
You should also fit new panels, especially fenders before you start to strip paint and do tub work
I learned this the hard way. One thing that has bothered me for the longest time was a misalignment of the drivers side front fender where it connects to the cowl. The new fender rose 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch above the cowl as did the door. I for the longest time thought it was the new fender or a screw up when I skinned the driver's door. I also wondered why the oval hole for the windscreen was severely bent upward toward the front of the car.
All this was a disturbing curiosity to me as I recalled the original door and fender fit well. Not having a photo of the area, I could not confirm if was not there all the time.
Well, no it was not. As it turned out, when I checked the passenger side, the cowl, the fender, and the door were properly aligned. The cowl sloped gently to where the fender mated to it. Checking the drivers side, I noted the cowl was noticeably bent down causing the misalignment problem.
About a year or so ago, with the tub off, I stripped, and primed the cowl, not paying a lot of attention to the original paint and what lay under it.
Well, after determining the cause, I sanded down to bare metal the edge on the driver's side, I noticed there were traces of body filler I had not noted earlier.
Given I had not done any body work on the cowl, I could only conclude, the misalignment was from the factory and they had filled it in.
After applying a little filler, everything is now fine.
The moral of the story is to take a lot of photos and pay attention to what is under the paint as you remove it.
