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| | | | Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 25 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 25 | I am putting a new floor pan and a new door frame on my AD 49 . As i am building a fixture to hold the frame and pan in place I would like to know what the gap should be around the perimeter of the door. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 4,485 Moderator, Electrical Bay | | Moderator, Electrical Bay Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 4,485 | In the 52 it was just a tiny bit more than 1/8" (maybe around 3/16" or so) but even on a cab which had never been wrecked and with a stock door it wasn't perfect...that is to say that gap might be less in places and a wee bit more in places.
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1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,055 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,055 | The service manual (Page 1-6) specifies 1/8" to 3/16" between the door front edge and the cowl and from flush to 1/16" proud of the cowl. There's also an adjustment for the striker depth, using shims for a maximum of 3/16" between the face of the lock rotor housing and the depressed part of the striker.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | |
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