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I’m currently working on the body panels, not my forte!

The bonnet aligns ok with fire wall and front wings.

I was able to correct a tapered doorgap (RHS) from (6 mm - 2 mm) (top and bottom) to (3.5 mm- 2 mm) by removing 2 rubber plates (6 mm thickness in total) from the B-post. That went well. But 2 mm seems too small to me, so a bit more work to do.

now my questions:

I looked everywhere for target dimensions for panel gaps on the doors but was unable to find any. Are there any reference dimensions, or recommendations for this? I am aware the front gap cannot be too small to avoid the door contacting the front wing when opening the door.

And should the B-post door gaps be parallel or have a slight taper to allow for flexing during use?

Thanks,

Waldi

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My target was 3/16"--just under 5 mm.  Personally, I think it's more important that the gap be consistent top to bottom than being a specific dimension, as long as it tsn't too wide.

Ed

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ohh, thats a timely reminder . i was going to work to 5mm and could only find a 3/16 drill bit (showing my age ! ) sorry if i misled you Waldi .

Len

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Hi Ed and Len,

thank you for your guidance.

In the RHS bottom if the door I only had 2 and 4 mm. The easy solution was to put a tapered rubber shim between rear wing and vertical B-post (lower part only), this gave a gap of 4 mm. Almost there, and so far no hammering or grinding was needed.

Regards,

Waldi

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