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Originally Posted by Rpratt
It sucks. If you hang the fenders first, you can't get to the hinge bolts for the doors, if you hang the doors first you might have a hard time adjusting the fenders to match.
I have always had a better time hanging the doors first and then the fenders, obviously there are multiple ways to do this....... and they are all do-undo...do-undo...do-undo....
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Yep - shim like crazy!
Get the doors to match the cab back first; then set the fenders, hanging them by the top vertical bolt (underhood). Get the feature line to match the door by shimming there.
Next, adjust the in/out by shimming the top most horizontal bolt. You can access that bolt by opening the door.
Lastly, shim the bottom rear anchor bolt to match the curvature of the door.
In the factory, we used a little magnet with a 1/4" tongue on it, inserted between the door and fender to set the gap. If you could make one of those (or have a friend hold a 1/4" piece of wood in the gap) while you adjust it would take some of the guesswork out of it.
If all of the above fails, you can always use "the big hammer" and "the big stick"....
