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#460873 10/13/2008 12:22 AM
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just put door on after doing some major metal replacement, got door fitting as good as i can, but have pretty good gap between front of door and fender, is there any way to adjust fender any to close gap a little


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might be, if there's some room at the cowl [dogleg] and it won't throw the hood joint off grin just gotta play with the whole front clip

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Depending on how big the gap is, you might consider building up the edge of the door. This is a very commonplace trick among custom car builders trying to get a perfectly even gap.


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Originally Posted by Czechman
Depending on how big the gap is, you might consider building up the edge of the door. This is a very commonplace trick among custom car builders trying to get a perfectly even gap.

I agree, you can either weld a piece of wire coat hanger or a small welding rod to the edge to help build it up


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