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Hello to everybody, good to be back, thats an other story. Anyway I just bought a 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster Coupe. very nice car. Paint is perfect, for me, I am not a expert painter either lol. I looked it over and everything was fine. The po pointed out to me the passenger side front fender, and the fender extension the goes with the door. There is a huge gap between them . there is also a gap between the bottom of the fender where the bottom chrome moulding goes, it is like the fender and door needs some adjustment. that is the best I can describe it with out pictures. Quick questions, is there a place on the chevy forum that I can go to that will give me information on adjusting the hood,fender and doors in commoners words for the 41 to 48 Chevys or someone with experience.Sorry for the long post , I really need to find this information. Thanking all of you in advance.
steven
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The only place there is instructions for adjusting sheet metal is in the shop manual. It is available in reprint from the Filling Station.....1942-1948 shop manual.
Gene Schneider
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Thank you chev nut , I have worked on the sheet metal on several advanced design pickups I have restored but never tackled the Chevy cars . I have ordered the 47 service manual for the stylemaster and this should be real intresting . I must admit this 47 has the stock body , dash and trim but the power train has been modified. All the Chevy pickups I have done were stock . Except the last one . Thanks again for the info, I expect to be more active this time around .
Steven
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Steven, Thank you for including the 1941 in your quest for adjusting the doors on 41-48. As most all 1942 through 1948s are merely tweaks of the 1941 design, it follows that the adjustments would be the same. While 1941s did not have an aerosedan, still the adjustments would be the same for the front doors. The 1941 was such a perfect car that only a few tweaks were done to it for the next several years - until the 1949 came out.  Now the snooty nose 1947 and 1948 fleet liners will try to tell you different, they will be simply stuck when trying to shoot-down my claims. They will whine. Don't listen to them. There ain't a nickels difference between a 41 thru 48 except that the 41 looks better. You see the tweaking didn't really work. Sometimes more is less.  Charlie  BTW: I seem to hear some deep rumbling from the west. Must be a storm or something coming up. He, he!!
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Charlie,wrong I agree 41-48 are all great car designs,pictures of all are displayed on my wall,not to mention the 41 bumper jack.
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Nice try, Charlie. You'll notice he's already figured out that the '47s and '48s are prettier. That's why he bought the '47, not a '41. 
Dale Carter
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1948 RHD Stylemaster Sedan Delivery
1948 1-Ton Tow Truck
1967 Camaro Coupe
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The "simple" front end sheet metal is much easier to adjust on a 1941 whci has a more simple hood design and no "fender caps" on the doors.
Gene Schneider
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