I'm hanging the doors on my '51 Chev (finally!) and have been working on the passenger door all day w/ my son, trying to get it to fit the opening correctly. I have a couple of problems: the door drops when you release it from latching, and the bottom of the door is out an inch or so from the bottom jamb when the door is shut. I tried bringing the top of the door out, but that just made it drop even further when shut.
The worst part is, I'm a carpenter by trade, and have hung hundreds, if not thousands, of doors in structures in my 34 years. These doors don't act right, and it's frustrating me!
Any ideas? I checked my shop manual and cab adjustment booklet, but they're very vague about such things, especially as it pertains to a COE...like it's expected that the doors will just somehow drop in! Maybe at the factory, they did...
Would appreciate any directions.
~Bruce
