I need some help with fitting my passenger side door into its opening. I am in the process of replacing inner cowl and outer cowl and have already replaced the rocker and floor panel. Unfortunately after I was done with the floor and rocker I cut the bracing that was in place and had not yet tacked the hinges pillar to the floor. The pillar is currently attached with a couple set screws so I can move it if needed, also the outer cowl is in place with a set screw and vice grips as well. I took measurements of the drivers door opening and set the pillar based on those measurements. Anyways the door fits pretty darn tight and the belt line looks pretty good and I think the door is evenly spaced but it just seems way to tight, especially at the lower part of the cowl to door gap. I did look at old pictures before I took everything apart and it appears that the front of the door gap was decent but back of the door was probably binding.
As I stated the drivers side opening dimensions were used to base the passenger side opening off of but I think it needs more clearance. I tried pushing the hinge pillar further forward but it doesn't seem to buy me much. Any thoughts on how best to approach this? Im just winging it and looking for a more thought out approach.
Thanks!
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Last edited by Dongray; 12/30/2020 10:49 PM.

1950 Chevrolet 1/2-Ton 3100