After our trip to town for biscuits this morning we picked up where we left off yesterday.
The day started with us mounting the front fender to see if it would line up with the door at all.
For the most part it lined up pretty good.
We then decided to get the new drip rail installed to see what effect it would have on the door.
With the drip rail in place we focused on the door to check the alignment with rocker and the overall gaps around the door frame.
With all of the good luck we were having with the good gaps all around and the body lines matching up there had to be a problem or two in the mix, right?
The first issue we had was the rocker had a bow in it. It actually curved in toward the front of the door. After a little head scratching we decided to split the rocker so it would follow the same line as the door.
With the rocker split the bottom gap was the same the entire length of the door. Alan sprayed a little primer on the edges of the new sheetmetal to help see the lines/edges better. It was a neat trick that worked.
The other "issue" was with the radius bend on the door frame. The door was lined up perfect all around, except for this one area. Oh well, you can't win them all.
We ended up cutting the spots welds on the back of the widow frame trying to get the frame lower in the corner. It helped a little, but it didn't totally solve the problem. After some more head scratching we just moved back to the fender.
We mocked up the cowl to see how it lined up with the door and fender. The fender had to be shimmed out a little, but they all came together. The top of the fender is a little low, but it's something we can work with.
And this is where we called it quits for the day. Not bad for two days of work, huh?
And when I left Alan's shop this afternoon his digital thermometer read 99.9 degrees.
