How much of a pain in the rear is lining up the doors!
When I was doing my door gaps I had my brother come round while I laid down inside the car upside down, he held the door in place and lined up the gaps while I tightened the bolts and helped jiggle it from the inside.
Not a fun job!
How you going demonx. Nice 57, I've got two mates doing full rebuilds on 57's at the moment.
I did all the door gapping previously during the build. The rear door gaps where done by shimming the body on the chassis and adjusting the position of the striker pin. The front where done by shimming the hinges and aligning the door with the rocker moulding and body lines.
The new front clip was slightly oversize so that the front gap had to be cut.
The car has no windscreen and dash at the moment so its very easy to reach the hinge bolts. The pillar hinge position is slotted front to rear while the door hinge position is slotted up and down. I adjusted one position at a time and also had the bottom inside of the door resting on foam blocks (between the door and sill plate area). This take the weight off the door and makes it quite easy to adjust.
My main concern was chipping the front edge of the door where it swings into the fender when opening.
