The Hot Rod boys have this problem, too. In the article I read it was
because there had been a few thousand too many people over the years
using the rear quarter panel to pull themselves into the car. I wonder
if this is the same for an LBC?
When I get in and out of my roadsters, I use that b-pillar/quarter panel
as a big crutch to help wedge me into and out of the car. Perhaps over
the years the rear quarter panel bends a few degrees?
Now you gotta figure out if you believe it and, if so, do you push the
top of the B-pillar in or out to even up with the door?
I guess it'd be informative to know if it's a unibody car or one of them
real old ones.
Just conjecture here,
Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT without that feature.
Christopher M. Delling wrote:
>
> I have a problem that I am sure someone has a solution for. My drivers
> side door is suffering from an alignment problem. When looking at the
> door, all door gaps are even, front to rear, and top to bottom. When
> sighting down the length of the car (from the rear), the lower contour
> of the door does not match the body contour. The lower portion of the
> rear edge of the door protrudes from the body about a 1/4". Someone
> suggested that this was due to misalignment of the dog leg section
> behind the door that was replaced when the sill was done. Both body and
> door shapes seem correct. Any ideas on how to fix this problem? A
> really poor effort to illustrate the problem is below. BTW, any
> solution must be accomplished without damaging my paint!
>
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> ||
> Door || Body
> Side |\ Side
> | \
> | \
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Delling
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