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Re: Door fit.

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Subject: Re: Door fit.
From: "ken hedges" <khedges@wkpower.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 17:03:11 -0800
Have the same problem, if you call it a problem.

Most people won't notice it.

I replaced the rockers and dog legs, but I hesitate to try and twist the
door to make it look better.

I would appreciate knowing why this happens, or what the cause was.


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> From: Christopher M. Delling <cdelling@ic.net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Door fit.
> Date: Tuesday, March 18, 1997 5:55 AM
> 
> 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!
> 
> 
>                                 ||
>                               ||
>                       Door    ||      Body
>                       Side    |\      Side  
>                               | \
>                               |  \
>                               
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris Delling

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