The upper door panel edge is hitting the pillar. To move the door out from the pillar would create a wide gap at the body line. How should this be fixed? Must the outdoor skin of the door always fold over? Is it ok to cut out about a 1 inch long section, 5/8 in from the door edge. Then weld along the edge of the door for the 1in length.
Year, Model, Picture, will get you closer to a solution. The resident GURU here ( in my esteem ) is Anthony. Busy guy , but when he gets here you'll know what to do
I found this tutorial on fixing tight body gaps. Is this good procedure? The tight gaps were grinded down separating the inner panel and then welded.
55-57 Chevys often have pillar to upper window frame clearance issues. Guys grind down the edge as much as needed, plus a bit for the weld repair. Once you grind the fold over off you have 3 sheets of metal. Outer skin, door frame, inner edge of the fold. Clamp them together,and tack weld in several places. Weld the entire ground off area.Finish grind til it looks good. Sounds like a tough job,but its not really.
I made the mistake of grinding my door seam too long and had a hell of a time clamping those 3 pieces of metal to weld it back up. Next door I do I will grind down short length and tack them up, skip an inch grind and tack and so on, keeping that fold nice and tight.
The problem I may encounter is that I may need to grind away the inter inner fold to have a good gap. What happens if I don't have any inner fold remaining?
I think the first bodywork skill you need to develop is posting pictures on the HAMB. Lots of your questions could be misunderstood. A clear pic will help us give you a clear answer.
I leave cutting edges back to get gaps right till after I have exhausted every other adjustment. proper body shimming can do wonders for gaps. sometimes a shim at the opposite corner of the body moves a panel. Damage from a wreck or rotted structure can move panels beyond what can be adjusted and have to be addressed first . poor craftsmanship in one area can snow ball at the far end. post photos
So don't. They don't fit the grinder with a back up cam. Any young'ns in the house? Maybe the neighbors have a kid that can help you post some pictures. If that should happen then predictions can be made.
By the way, when you take the photos get some different angles and some distance ( Whole Picture ) As well as detail. The door alignment can ( should ) involve more than the A pillar. Thanks
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