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| | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | about how much gap should i have between the front of the door and the rear of the front fender? on mine the top and bottom of fender have a little less that 1/4 inch, but in the middle it almost touches. i think it is because my patch panel is in this area on the fender.
1949 Chevy 3600 Flatbed all orginal 1964 gmc 4000 1973 gmc 6000 2005 chevy duramax 4x4 1994 chevy 1500 Trucks are GM and Tractors are Orange "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." - General George S. Patton | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 | The gap should be the same (roughly) all around the door. It's hard to diagnose long distance, especially without pics, but that type of fitment should have been addressed when the patch panel was installed. If it is caused by a mis-fit patch panel you may have some cutting/grinding & rewelding to do.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 486 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 486 | I've read somewhere that if everything is perfect the gaps should be 5/32". My truck is far from perfect so I settled for getting the doors to open and close easily.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 513 | Tiny, part of me is afraid your right. i think the panel may be off or oversized a little,. thanks for the info guys
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