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Re: New interior vs. the weather strip

To: c_mottram@yahoo.com, tigers@autox.team.net, alpines@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: New interior vs. the weather strip
From: PhastPhill@aol.com
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:32:27 EST
You need to realign the door to the body shell opening. Having said that  and 
having been a body man for over 20 years, I'm not sure how to explain it. In  
a perfect situation the door will not set out past the front fender and the 
gap  will be the same top to bottom. But you must also align to the rear 
quarter  panel the same way. Perhaps start by loosening or removing the door  
stricker....the piece on the shut face the lock grasps and see how the door  
closes. 
If it hinge binds at the front you may have to loosen the hinges and  move 
the door out at the front. I'ts best to support the door with a floor jack  and 
a piece of wood while doing this as the whole door can drop as well as  moving 
in or out at the same time. It is a 3 d type of thing.You can also move  the 
door on both sides of the hinges..ie you can slide it in and out top and  
bottom on the pillar you can also move it back and forth on the door top and  
bottom. Must remember that if you move a door back at the bottom it will go  
ahead 
at the top.....this is not working i really need to show you how this  
happens. generally a prob at the front is a hinge bind type of thing. The door  
must 
go back or out or both, get it to fit with out the stricker then adjust  that 
to have the door close tight but not bind. I can't start to explain how to  
"bend" hinges to make stuff fit. the stricker plate can also cause the door to  
move up or down at the back if it is not set right, as well as in or out. 
Sorry  I'm not doing this well its a touchey feeley thing. Maybe someone else 
can 
do  this better I'll keep an eye on the replys......ie i do know how to 
change a  window regulator as well but to explain it is something i cant  
do.....sorry

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