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Old 05-20-2012, 11:15 PM   #1
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Need help i have a 31 s/w the left and the right front doors do not line up with the rear doors both front doors are lower than the rear doors by less that a quarter of inch, how do i make the front doors the same as the rear , Thanks for your help
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Old 05-20-2012, 11:23 PM   #2
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This is from Marco's site;

http://www.abarnyard.com/workshop/door-1.htm
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Old 02-05-2020, 09:43 AM   #3
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The link is not allowing me to access it. Says I’m not an authorized user. Anyone else having problems.
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Old 02-05-2020, 11:51 AM   #4
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Marco's site has been down for some time, use this link.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140819...hop/door-1.htm


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If shims are removed from where the front bolts connect the cowl to the frame it will raise the rear of the front doors when the front cowl bolts are retightened . If there are no shims ender the front cowl connection , adding shims under the rear cowl bolt connection will have the same effect . . . Shims under the body to frame bolts controls door adjustment . It will take experimentation to determine how many shims to remove or add after retightening the bolts .
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All my doors line up and close perfect, after I changed the rusted full length subrails ,and replaced some of the door hardware.
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