I might add that in my experience- I don't paint the bonnet untill the rest of
the car is painted and bolted together- hard & tight. Only then do I fit the
bonnet. As Bob said- you can do quite a bit of "adjustment" by squeezing &
massaging the cowl position to set the back lines.
I haven't had the fenderline problem (yet) but I agree with Bob- rolling the
wire edge is pretty tough work- and re-wireing has gotta be tougher!
I have yet to put one together that did not benifit from trimming or adding
to- the front edge of the bonnet. I also like to roll the front edge down
slightly- about 1/8 inch radius. Looks a lot more finished than a flat edge.
Not hard to do. The Mog sheet metal works very easly.
Also- a last adjustment should be the brass ends on the center hinge strip.
Make SURE that the bonnet does not slide fore & aft in the strip. "Cuz if it
can- it will& it'll eat the paint when it slides. The fold on the bonnet must
touch the brass to keep it from sliding.
Only then do I have the bonnet painted.
Door adjustment is largely a matter of shimming behind the hinges. Bolting it
hard- looking & thinkin'... then unbolting, shimming, tightening & thinkin'
again. I have spent the best part of a day on one door. It is a lot more
positive if you use new hinges with no slop. I have also drilled & fitted
oversize pins as hinges are a bit pricy.
Fred Sisson
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