As we discussed previously, additional effort would be required in fitting the front fenders to the doors and cowl. Pictured to the right is an example of the fit between the door and front fender on the left side of the car. The goal is to fit the panels so they are on the same plane and the gap is as consistent as possible. This is challenging on this car because there is not enough adjustment on the door hinges and fender mounting bolts.
We began by fabricating two new floating hinge mounting plates for the right side door. This allowed the door to be moved in all directions an additional 3/8". The plates are fitted inside the hinge post and the hinges are fastened to them with the original flat head machine screws. 
The hinges and floating plates sandwich the latch post thus holding the door in position. Now we can adjust the door to fit the cowl, latch post and fender.
Looking good...
Tom McCurry
Tommy's Topless Cars
tdmccurry@yahoo.com
843-338-2253
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