The weather-stripping is off and I did remove the striker plate. The belt lines are not exact but within a 16th inch. The leading edge gap is about 3/8 inch. I did think that if that edge was too tight it would run on the cowl which it did as we were adjusting it. I guess that with it being 1/16 inch the hinge must "push" the door away from the cowl to eliminate the rub.
The one thing I noticed when I drove the truck back into the shop (I was working outdoors) is there appears to be a bit more of the hinge tongue (tab or whatever) exposed than there was before, possibly a half inch. Reason I noticed was before I removed the original hinges I tried to compare the new ones with them and there seemed to be less of that tongue exposed. The passenger side is still untouched and that agrees with my idea. The other theory is that both doors were damaged. I am liking the idea of grinding the holes but you say on the holes which bolt to the pillar. I still have time to play with them as winter is around the corner and even though our winters are very mild, the truck stays off the road. Also because the insurance is very high.
Thank you for your input.
