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I agree with roger, i filled the gap on the suburban doors by adding round rod to the edge and welding it on.. and where they were too close i used a grinder and opened them up and then re-welded them.. little work but you get great gaps..

Roger and Parkwood , Thanks for your feed back. Sometimes I think this truck is going to have to be ratrod'd but than after I read some feedback and relax a bit the big picture comes back into focus. Thanks to all that chime in.

Originally Posted by Navy7797

Roger and Parkwood , Thanks for your feed back. Sometimes I think this truck is going to have to be ratrod'd but than after I read some feedback and relax a bit the big picture comes back into focus. Thanks to all that chime in.

Really?? I figured you were one of the most confident rodders I've seen in some time.

You've done a lot of great work so far, when "it" gets stressful, drop the tools, grab an adult malted beverage, sit down and relax.. and like you said, when the picture becomes clear again, go back to it.

Unless your doing it for a living, this should be an enjoyable challenge.

Originally Posted by 34_40

Really?? I figured you were one of the most confident rodders I've seen in some time.

You've done a lot of great work so far, when "it" gets stressful, drop the tools, grab an adult malted beverage, sit down and relax.. and like you said, when the picture becomes clear again, go back to it.

Unless your doing it for a living, this should be an enjoyable challenge.

30_40 Thanks for your vote of confidence. Now where's that cold adult beverage ?

So tricky when looking at it to know for sure! But the way the roof is tight and close at the base yet too high in the middle makes me think it's the door and not the roof, especially since the old roof had the same problem. Too bad there are not a bunch of doors nearby that you could pop on for fit before trying to buy one!

An old friend that was in the auto body biss just pointed out some of the trouble with the doors. Look at the crown of the 2 doors. Ones crowned and the other "left" looks flat. I wonder if I couldn't jack that up a little and it would also give a bit more gap at the back top edge ? It won't fix it all but may help.



Here's my start of my door fix. Using 16 ga. steel sheet.



I plan on putting another strip behind this one down the lip weld it together and grind it smooth.

Originally Posted by Navy7797

An old friend that was in the auto body biss just pointed out some of the trouble with the doors. Look at the crown of the 2 doors. Ones crowned and the other "left" looks flat. I wonder if I couldn't jack that up a little and it would also give a bit more gap at the back top edge ? It won't fix it all but may help.



Here's my start of my door fix. Using 16 ga. steel sheet.



I plan on putting another strip behind this one down the lip weld it together and grind it smooth.

That's what i'm talking about....... see how easy that was..... great job.. go slow on the welds so as not to warp the metal.. of course you knew that....

mate, think positive!
you are clever enough to make this a minor issue and its all part of the "fun of hotroddin"
remember----"if it was easy, everyone would be doing it"

You're making it look easy Navy!!!

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You'll have it looking better than OEM in short order! I think I'd finish out the welding on the top to get that piece fixed in space, then fit the door to the new profile.

Thanks to All that give me feedback. Its like having buddies around the shop except your inputs are worth listening to.

Originally Posted by Navy7797

Thanks to All that give me feedback. Its like having buddies around the shop except your inputs are worth listening to.

And, we don't drink all your beer!

Originally Posted by 36 sedan

And, we don't all your beer!

I think he meant to say DRINK all your beer! But, "we" wouldn't get all of them! You could have 1 or 2! rofl..

Hey, it's all just a bit of sheetmetal work, no big deal!!!! Takes a lot of patience, templates become your best friend, a body hammer and dollie seem to be permanently attached to your hands, and my final word on sheet metal tune-ups, if it was easy everyone would be doing it! The truck is coming along great!

Beers do have a grounding effect during the stressful moments! Make ideas flow easier!