Re: Grandpa's 72 restoration
So I haven't been able to work on the truck in months, finally had a shop day and tackled the passenger door fit. I just could not get it to shut right and the gaps/body lines were way off. I had to bite the bullet and correct mistakes I made welding in the door bottom and door skin WITHOUT checking the door fit first. Amateur mistake #763...
So I cut off the door skin again, mounted the door, then started making 2 small 3/8" pie cuts in the door bottom where it was contacting the rocker. Some bending and reshaping closed the pie cuts in and tacked together with the door mounted on the truck. Got the door fitting great, then put the fender on and aligned the new door skin with fender. I put some small sheet metal screws in the door skin to hold it exactly in place then took the door off and hammered the door skin flange over. Remounted the door and victory, it fits. Body lines and gaps are all good, need some final hammer and dolly work and I'm happy.
Lesson learned...
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