I'm having a lot of trouble trying to get
the correct gap at the top of the door where
it meets the rear quarter panel.the bottom of the door along the rocker panel,and the front look about right.the gap at the rear
is about 1/4 inch at the bottom and about
5/8 at the top!i have installed new pins &
bushings in the hinges.its been a body off resto. with new body mounts.i've tried every
thing i know to get it right to no avail
any help/suggestions will be greatly
appreciated thanks slim2

Was the quarterpanel replaced? I replaced a rear quarter on my Elky with an aftermarket piece and had a similar problem only with about a 3/4" gap up at the door handle. I also rebuilt my hinges but the door I'm using came from a parts car which may be added to the misfit. I took my hot wrench(torch) and sloted the holes in the hinges to allow more rearward movement of the door but still ended up having to build up the jamb with filler to make the fit look right. The second link in my signature has a pic of that side of my Elky, if you look closely you may be able to see where I added filler from the door handle down about 12".

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Hi big james thanks for the suggestion i might have to go that way. and yes the
quarter panel was replaced. and its a different frame the old one was rusted into
had to be replaced.
thanks again slim.

This goes to prove something I have posted here many times and gotten flake about...NEVER REPLACE A QUARTER OR ANY OTHER WELD ON PANEL OFF THE FRAME YOU ARE GOING TO USE! The body needs to be bolted down on the new rubbers you will use. You may also need to shim the cowl some how to make this work. I have never done it in an "A" body, but on early cars like a '34 Ford it is a given that you shim the body bolts to make the doors fit.

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"Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

By the way, forget building up the jam with plastic filler, just take a cut off wheel and split the quarter panel at the edge and move ti to where it has to be and weld it. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif

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1965 Buick Gran Sport Convertible
1965 Buick Skylark H/T
"Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

Now you tell me. Everybody at the Autobodystore board said use filler! Where were you that day? Even if I do as you are suggesting There will still have to be a lot of filler used because the quarter's edge where it turns into the jamb does not go all the way to the inside corner of the jamb. I can still do this if you think its really prudent. I started to tack weld a piece of metal over the guater then fill over it would that be acceptable? Why is just using filler such a problem? I used a good quality filler, Evercoat Z Grip, is that acceptable? At the worst spot I ended up with about a 1/4" of filler which tapers down in about 12".

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Elcaminos are special!

I'd rather walk around with a Chevrolet hubcap in my hand than drive a Ford


work in progress
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www.chevelles.com/showroom/workgoeson1.jpg (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/workgoeson1.jpg)

As I have also posted many times, plastic filler used properly will out last the car. BUT, that is properly. 1/4" is pushing it, and it depends on where also. As you have described, it will probably be just fine. And if you were to make a piece and weld it over or split it and weld it as I said before improperly......it would be worse. So just stick with the plastic filler, that is what I like to call the "bestest fastest way" http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif

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1965 Buick Gran Sport Convertible
1965 Buick Skylark H/T
"Fan of most anything that moves human beings"