fender to door question
11-19-2012, 01:50 PM
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fender to door question
On my 65 coupe ,the fender runs straight into the door , on the 64 that i just bought both fenders roll down into the door . Hope this makes sense.
In other words if you put a straight edge on the fender and door at the same time, there is space under the straight edge. The fender has a slight roll to it and then meets the door . Gaps are good , no sign of body work. Makes me wonder if the 65 is supposed to have this kind of roll to the door. Any comments ?
In other words if you put a straight edge on the fender and door at the same time, there is space under the straight edge. The fender has a slight roll to it and then meets the door . Gaps are good , no sign of body work. Makes me wonder if the 65 is supposed to have this kind of roll to the door. Any comments ?
11-19-2012, 03:31 PM
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Are you talking about at the "crease" or in the "valley" between?
I think it should be the same if I'm understanding the question.
I think it should be the same if I'm understanding the question.
11-19-2012, 03:58 PM
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11-19-2012, 06:04 PM
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talking about where the doors meet the front fender. Not the gap . The fenders on this car have just a slight roll where they meet the fenders. The car is original , paint body etc although it needs paint. Imagine that your block sanding the fender and youre getting close to the door . The sanding block should glide right over the door with the fender , same contour , same level. However this one would not because the fender has a slight roll to the door. Its like there is a slight flare to the fender .
The other car is all original except for paint but it doesnt roll into the fender . Its all level. Its not that big of a deal but it does have me curious.
The other car is all original except for paint but it doesnt roll into the fender . Its all level. Its not that big of a deal but it does have me curious.
11-20-2012, 01:20 AM
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talking about where the doors meet the front fender. Not the gap . The fenders on this car have just a slight roll where they meet the fenders. The car is original , paint body etc although it needs paint. Imagine that your block sanding the fender and youre getting close to the door . The sanding block should glide right over the door with the fender , same contour , same level. However this one would not because the fender has a slight roll to the door. Its like there is a slight flare to the fender .
The other car is all original except for paint but it doesnt roll into the fender . Its all level. Its not that big of a deal but it does have me curious.
The other car is all original except for paint but it doesnt roll into the fender . Its all level. Its not that big of a deal but it does have me curious.
11-20-2012, 01:57 AM
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These bodies were pretty much hand built using very imprecise methods. If the panels were not on the same level they just shaped them to the adjoining panel. Very common and actually hard to find one that doesn't have some shaping up done somewhere. The lower part of the doors hardly ever fit.
11-20-2012, 08:12 AM
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I'll second that.