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dsraven · 10-23-2016, 02:41 PM

check inside the doors for cracks. lower hinge mount area is known problem. mine were off a farm truck and there were cracks and broken spot welds all over the place inside the door structure. that sure makes door fitment tough because you don't know exactly where things will shake out once the cracks are welded up. a little bit off on the fitment of the crack, before welding, makes a big difference on how the door fits.
good luck on the hood fitment. seems like the aftermarket stuff all fits poor, not that the original was a whole lot better. I have a couple of sets of original doors and they fit like they are from different vehicles completely. you would think they would be sorta close, at least fit the hole without rubbing somewhere.
how do you like to fit the doors, fenders off and centre them on the bottom of the door opening for "front to rear" as a starting point, then fiddle with them for top to bottom and in and out? leave the hinge bolts a bit loose so you can have an inside guy tighten the bolts when the outside guy says it fits ok?

10-23-2016, 02:41 PM	#123
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 7,844	Re: Putting Camaro front in 55 second gen check inside the doors for cracks. lower hinge mount area is known problem. mine were off a farm truck and there were cracks and broken spot welds all over the place inside the door structure. that sure makes door fitment tough because you don't know exactly where things will shake out once the cracks are welded up. a little bit off on the fitment of the crack, before welding, makes a big difference on how the door fits. good luck on the hood fitment. seems like the aftermarket stuff all fits poor, not that the original was a whole lot better. I have a couple of sets of original doors and they fit like they are from different vehicles completely. you would think they would be sorta close, at least fit the hole without rubbing somewhere. how do you like to fit the doors, fenders off and centre them on the bottom of the door opening for "front to rear" as a starting point, then fiddle with them for top to bottom and in and out? leave the hinge bolts a bit loose so you can have an inside guy tighten the bolts when the outside guy says it fits ok?