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Old 06-01-2015, 12:30 AM   #403
jonzcustomshop
1961 crewcab
 
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Re: Free Candy Inside: 63 Long Panel Build

those triangle wedges on 60-63 will also give you fits.

you can use them to move the door around quite a bit.

the striker plate will adjust a little bit, the nuts are on a captive plate behind the pillar, I had to really soak down the ones on my crew cab to get them to break loose, since they were pretty much rusted in place.

you can also get the bottom rear corner to kick in by loosening the top (door, not body) hinge bolts

this picture kind of shows the backside of the striker plate, so you have an idea of what will move.

I had to do all 3 adjustments on the doors of my crew to get them to line up, lots of trial and error, the key is to get the hinge and wedge bolts just tight enough that you can move the door to the right spot, and then fully tighten them.
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