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Colonel · 02-25-2019, 05:46 PM

Raised the front of the body a bit to better align the hood. Added a couple rubber shims on each side. Hood is great.

Both doors(coupe) worked well before I did this. The passenger still works well but the driver door seems high on the hinge end and low on the latch end. The door will close when I lift it a bit and close it with force. I suspect I did this misalignment when I shimmed the front of the body. Looking at the latch, the door is a good quarter in above where it was before.

I would like to keep my front body shims in place but maybe not. I would prefer to adjust the door a bit. Any suggestions on best way forward? Thanks.

Kurt in NJ · 02-25-2019, 06:15 PM

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work back and add shims---or has the frame been checked,

02-25-2019, 05:46 PM	#1
Colonel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 251	Door Fit Problem Raised the front of the body a bit to better align the hood. Added a couple rubber shims on each side. Hood is great. Both doors(coupe) worked well before I did this. The passenger still works well but the driver door seems high on the hinge end and low on the latch end. The door will close when I lift it a bit and close it with force. I suspect I did this misalignment when I shimmed the front of the body. Looking at the latch, the door is a good quarter in above where it was before. I would like to keep my front body shims in place but maybe not. I would prefer to adjust the door a bit. Any suggestions on best way forward? Thanks.

02-25-2019, 06:15 PM	#2
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,155	Re: Door Fit Problem Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) work back and add shims---or has the frame been checked,

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