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Originally Posted by shine

i lost all my pics a while back. when you prefit the front end use the screwdrivers for alignment pins. so when you bond it things will line up. we all have a drawer full of old screwdrivers. cut the tip off then drill holes when your happy with the fit.
another old trick is to cut strips from the old glass and make spacers . i glue them onto the bond area to align the fender and door.

Originally Posted by rspears

Ken,
Start with a handful of old screwdrivers with the same size round shaft. Phillips are good to go (unless you want them shorter), but cut the straight blade part off of the others to leave a steel dowel on a handle. Maybe break the edge of the cut a bit to make them easier to insert. Same size shaft means all of your alignment holes are the same drill size.

Thanks guys, what I know about fiberglass repair you could write inside a match book with a grease pencil.