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Old 10-26-2004, 06:41 AM   #1
orlowted
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Default New Door Shell does not fit???

Hello - Just removed my old door and put the Brand new door shell on without the glass and inner parts. Funny thing - It does not fit. I bolted it right up to the existing hinges. It has the proper clearance at both the front and back seams where it meets the fender and the quarter panel. It seems to line up along the fender all the way down. The area by where the door handle goes lines up nicely. Where the problem starts is as it moves down toward the rocker panel below the door handle. It starts to slowly move out away from the car. It is about an inch away from the rocker at the bottom. As you look from the back to the front along the bottom - it starts out far away from the rocker and slowly moves in toward the rocker as it gets closer to the front fender. Strangest thing I ever saw. The door is a New full shell and I took it out of the box myself. It is almost like the door is warped or twisted at the bottom. Looking at it - it seems perfectly straight and no visable signs of any damage. I can't see how I can adjust the hinges to compensate for this. I figure either the door is bad, my hinges are somehow bent or the car is really frame twisted. The quarter and fender line up with the rocker just fine and so does the door at the fender end. It's as you work back that it starts to seperate from the car. Any thoughts on this one. I am removing the fender to get better access to the attaching bolts to see if there is a way to adjust. I am replacing the fender anyway, but want to get the door in place first. Any help is appreciated.
TJ
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