> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu
> [SMTP:Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 9:42 PM
> To: apils(at)kt-net.at
> Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: DOORS - How to adjust?
>
> I just recently had to adjust my doors. The person who had painted
> my car had taken them off and was not properly familiar with how to
> align them upon reinstallation.
> It was a slight to moderate headache for me to do this as I had not
> done it before. I simply followed directions given to me by Smitty
> over the phone.
> The problem I had was that the gap along the leading edge of my
> doors
> was far too large. Also, the rear of my passenger door was too low.
> The ONLY way to fix these problems is to take BOTH hinges off and bend
> them in a vise, clamping the to pieces closer together. On my
> passenger door the upper hinge had to be bent further than the lower
> hinge in order to get sufficient lift. I had to bend and install the
> hinges 2-3 times on the driver's door before I got it right. The
> passenger door only took two fittings since I had a little practice.
> The adjustment obtained by loosening the screws is minimal and is
> really only good for canting the door in or out from the body. I
> achieved a small amount of vertical adjustment after installation by
> tightening the screws just snug and then I jacked up the rear edge of
> the door, thus giving me a little extra lift.
> If you happen to bend the hinges in too far, after it is installed
> just put in a 1" (or smaller) dowel in between the two pieces of the
> hinge and close the door. This will spread the hinge out.
> Hope this helps.
>
> Christopher
> '67 SV od BRG