OK...so now I am fitting the doors on the E.C. to make sure everything lines up before we paint the jams.I have the door in place and kinda lined up but I need to know how to fine tune the adjustment by myself. Should I put the striker in place and let the door rest on the plate as I adjust the hinges...also am I correct in assuming that the door mount hinges are for in and out adjustment and the body mount hinge for up and down and front to back???
Thanks,
ST2SS

I just did mine, what hell it can be! The hinges are for in and out, when I did mine my fenders were new so I was dicking with those the same time, loads of fun.

Try doing a search on this topic. There have been many discussions on adjusting doors. Try to find the "basics of basics" stuff by MARTINSR-he really knows his stuff!! I agree w. pnutkemist-it is a real "bear" to get doors to line up. BTDT!

Always start from the rear and work forward, trying to set the doors and fenders at the same time will never come out right. The easiest way is with the fenders off-set the door then hang the fenders and align them to the doors. I did my whole front end last month, it took me 3-4 hours to totally strip it, rebuild the hinges and rehang/align everything. Trust me it is worth the extra labor to remove the fenders and align the doors first.

I am a former collision tech myself & have done many a show car project. Not sure if this will work for you or not but worth a mention. On my 87 Monte SS I wanted to paint the car w/ NO tape lines ( it's black also ). What I did was line up all the sheet metal w/ car in final primer. I was replacing pins & bushings in door hinges @ same time also. When lining up panels I did it w/ new pins slid in place but not hammered in to knurled area. I did all my final alignment & removed doors for painting by removing hinge pins w/ hinges attached ( I did spray under hinges first though ). What this allowed me to do was spray jamb area & back of fender / hinge pillar area w/ no tape lines while painting rest of exterior. I then painted doors inside & out w/ NO tape lines. It worked really well & also did this on a 68 Camaro as well. Hope this helps, JOHN

I needed to add this. What I meant was during painting the hinges were still bolted in proper place from aligning. All you have to do after painting is drop hinge pins in place & your panels are still perfectly aligned. JOHN

Thanks guys...you've all been a big help...now, back to work...
Later,
7T2SS