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Shade Tree Mechanic
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We are restoring a 27 Coupe. We drilled and plugged the screw holes for the door hinges, now nice and tight. It did not correct the large gap at the lower half of the door. The top half fits very nice. At the belt line and below the door sticks out almost 1/2 inch from the body. Any ideas on how to fix? photos (2)
Ron "Doc" Fischer
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Saw similar issue on a Durant. Door wood had warped at weakest point where latch mechanism mounts. Fix? Replace the warped wood.
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Backyard Mechanic
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Backyard Mechanic
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One way of solving the problem is to install a length of threaded rod inside the door from the top corner down to the tail with a turnbuckle in the rod. By turning the turnbuckle one way or another it will force the tail out or bring it in. It works well with open cars because there's nothing inside the door but the glass in a coupe could cause problems.
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Might work if gap was 1/4" or less. They are indicating 1/2" and by photo it looks to me wood needs addressing. Likely all joints as well are loose and without proper fixing any paint job will shortly show cracks at all seams. The turn buckle idea is a patch and not a fix.
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