Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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I got the pass side fender dialed in pretty good, but I will have to do some work to get the door and fender surfaces lined up.

I shimmed the upper door hinge using some standard washers (~1/32" thick) and that helped a lot, but I think that's as much as I can use without affecting the rest of the fender alignment. The only issue is the upper part of the fender/door area, which I can massage a little. The upper part of the door looks bent so I can address that. I will think about it more and decide how to proceed once the other pieces are installed.

Back to the garage!



Here you can see the door looks like it's bent inward some. Nothing a little heat and hammer/dolly work can't fix. I will obviously have to do some filler work afterward.

This pic shows a little better how the upper part of the door-fender area is not flush, esp at the "hump" in the fender. I can get the top edge of the door to look more flush, but I will have to do some filler work to get it just right.

The good news is I was able to remove some filler on the back edge of the door when I shimmed the upper hinge, so some good came out of that

I got the rest of the sheet metal installed and I am pretty happy about how it all went together. The most work will be on the passenger side door/fender. I had to shim the crap out of the top bolts on each fender, but at least it was consistent. The sheet metal went on about as well as I could have hoped for. I need to get the hood dialed in, but I need a 7/32" hex head that I can use on my socket and drill to make life easier. I will pick things up tomorrow.











I need to clean up the gaps some on the driver side, but that should be easy





I splurged a little on the hinges But hey, life is short!

11-5-2014

I got the hood pretty much dialed in. I will do a final check on all panels to do some final adjustment, but I am happy with how it all went together and the work I will need to do to get it all just right

The left/right/front gaps. I did not installed any rubber bumpers or stops, so the front corners are lower than they will be at final assembly











I will need to add some metal to the fender lips to get the edges lined up, but that should be easy enough. The driver side needs more than the pass side, but both need some love. I will make some templates before I disassemble the parts and then do the welding later, as I need to media blast these areas before doing any welding work

Thanks Pat. I think I will spray 2k on Friday, as the weather is still iffy for Thursday. That works out as I can finish up the minor work on the front sheet metal and look over the shell one last time.

I decided to smooth out the fender-to-door surfaces where it was bad. The pass side was the worst, but after some grinding and filler work, it's pretty damn close.







The one thing I am unsure of right now is if I should worry about the lower half of the driver side. Perhaps I am being OCD about it, so I will think about it tonight.