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This part of the door and the fender doesn't line up right. It didn't on the previous new fender either.
This is how it should look.
Sorry I guess no picture of the messed up driver's side.
I traced out the passenger door, cut on the line, then checked the driver's side.
The door is bent on this corner. Should be an easy fix later on.
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I removed the front latch so I could let the hood rest on the bump stops while making our adjustments.
We installed the hood on the car with the nuts loosely tightened. It's always stressful messing around with the hood due to the cost of replacement if it gets damaged.
We adjusted the hood hinges up and down, left to right, front to back, tried to get gap on both sides of the hood even, etc.
If you like things perfect, don't buy a Delorean lol!
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We finished mounting up the fender.
I reinstalled the fronk latch set up, adjusted, and tested it.
Tam tightened down all of the bolts up front and installed the headlight mounts.
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I installed the left side rocker.
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And the icing on the cake, new fender edge trim and bolting up the support bar.
Just having the fender, hood, and headlights installed made us feel like we are really getting somewhere.
Even though we will probably just end up removing the hood again because the carpet on the underside needs to be re-attached still and the crash brackets and latch bar need to be removed and painted then re-installed.
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I noticed this while working on the car and it kind of worries me. There is quite a gap between the top part of the doors and the windshield frame. Keep in mind I have some work to do on the left side because that door is not fully closing all the way on the front edge.
I am not sure if the car has always been like this and I never noticed or if something happened to the doors since we have had it and have been working on it. My worry is that the doors somehow got tweaked.
As you can see this door is not pulling in all the way at the bottom but I still don't think this will make up that gap on top.
The right side IS fully closed but also has a gap on top.
What do you guys think? Am I worried for no reason? Is this normal?
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I don?t think it?s right, but I also don?t think you tweaked it. Probably just needs adjusted. My pax door was not shutting right. I did a lot of screwing around with the latch post. It looks good now if I slam it from the outside. Just means I close the door for my wife.
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I wouldn't get too caught up in the alignment of the doors / hood / fender until the car is sitting on the ground.
There is quite a bit of flex in the fiberglass tub when it is supporting all that weight of the chassis hanging below it. You'll need to do all the final alignment of the panels with the car sitting on the suspension, or you can support the car from below by putting your jack stands under the frame instead of the body to get a better idea of what it'll look like when it's finally sitting on the ground.
Overall that second fender looks much better than the first.
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Ahhh very good pointOriginally Posted by Mark D
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My VIN: 00778 and 2312. Formerly 06770, 4923.
Remember to get the doors installed and working properly first, then adjust all other stainless panels to the doors. I know....easier said than done.
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