Originally Posted by Czechman
Next time you repair cowls do it with the body bolted to the frame and test fit the doors before you finish weld the parts. I screwed all my replacement panels on and test fitted the doors before I ever got near mine with a welder.

Since the hinge pillar determines the alignment of the rear edge of the door it doesn't have to be off very much to have a big effect. You could try shimming but if the door opening isn't right the door is going to require major edge work to get the gap right.

If you're 1/2" low in the back you're in for a lot of reworking.
I have learned the hard way that Woody is correct,I should have done this work with cab on frame.
Now to get the door to fit I have cut most of my cowl and floor weld and am trying to get the pillar to move the right direction.

Last edited by just-a-hacker; 04/15/2009 9:32 PM.

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