Door Fitting on the '63.
12-10-2018, 09:43 PM
#61
Safety Car
Darn......nothing seems to want to cooperate.
Trying to get the doors to fit is pretty crazy. For some reason, I can't get them to come up to proper height, and it looks like I'll have to shim quite a few shims just to get them to come out towards the surface of the body.
I sure can't believe that opening up the hinge holes would be necessary, but I'm running out of options!
I do have a well informed friend coming over tomorrow. I will attempt to have him show me that there must be another way to get the doors up to proper height (absent opening up the hinge plates.
Pat
Trying to get the doors to fit is pretty crazy. For some reason, I can't get them to come up to proper height, and it looks like I'll have to shim quite a few shims just to get them to come out towards the surface of the body.
I sure can't believe that opening up the hinge holes would be necessary, but I'm running out of options!
I do have a well informed friend coming over tomorrow. I will attempt to have him show me that there must be another way to get the doors up to proper height (absent opening up the hinge plates.
Pat
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ptjsk (12-10-2018)
12-11-2018, 08:40 AM
#62
Race Director
And don't forget to bevel the edges. It helps protect against chips and panels hitting each other. And non-uniform edges can really bug you after the paint is on. I could have done a little better on my Corvette but I made sure they were perfect and uniformly beveled (eased - rounded - what ever term is preferred) on my Cobra and it shows up as attention to detail.