SkinnyG's '61 Apache

[SkinnyG]

Grrrr.

I assumed the lower skin would fit right. It didn't. It isn't "curved" in the middle of the door, it's only curved at the flange. This resulted in a 3/8" valley below the weld.



Before all you pro's point out the importance of planishing the weld, do know that this was gas welded, planished, and the weld is f-l-a-t. The center of the patch has no 'body" to it - it's just doing what it was bent to do.

Straight at the weld:



Then what - should I have English Wheeled it? I can't get right up to the flange with the wheel.

Not impressed. May have to by full door skins.

3/8" gap half-way down the panel:



Bottom is decent enough: