Christopher M. Delling wrote:
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> I have a problem that I am sure someone has a solution for. My drivers
> side door is suffering from an alignment problem. When looking at the
> door, all door gaps are even, front to rear, and top to bottom. When
> sighting down the length of the car (from the rear), the lower contour
> of the door does not match the body contour. The lower portion of the
> rear edge of the door protrudes from the body about a 1/4". Someone
> suggested that this was due to misalignment of the dog leg section
> behind the door that was replaced when the sill was done. Both body and
> door shapes seem correct. Any ideas on how to fix this problem? A
> really poor effort to illustrate the problem is below. BTW, any
> solution must be accomplished without damaging my paint!
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> Door || Body
> Side |\ Side
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> Thanks,
>
> Chris Delling
If three corners of the door line up and one doesn't then hinge
adjustment won't help you.
One bottom corner out can be caused by poor sill fitment (not much you
can do about that without damaging paint) or a twisted door. I
have been told that Abingdon used a steel bar clamped onto the top and
bottom of the door at the back to twist it into alignment.
PaulH.
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