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Old 09-05-2014, 12:23 PM   #5
Bruce_MO
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Default Re: 1928 Tudor door to body installation

On my tudor (a '30, but they should be essentially the same), the trim piece that screws on top of the door (i.e., you need to remove it to pull the glass out of the door) is indeed a pretty close fit to the top trim piece in the door frame. In fact, the paint has been rubbed thin in one location, probably from flexing over bumps. I have an unrestored coupe where the metal-to-metal contact over the years has worn away a lot of metal in multiple locations. The rubber bumper at the top of the door opening is intended to prevent this. But there obviously should not be interference such that you can't close the door. Does the belt moulding on the door line up well with the belt moulding on the rest of the body near the door handle? If the door's belt moulding is a lot higher, then you're going to be experiencing problems. I would guess that you either have body alignment and body block/shim problems, or the door hinges are slightly bent. Unless you took the body apart and replaced a lot of wood and the upper roof sections over the doors had been replaced, I would suspect body-to-frame shimming or door hinges. Another issue may be your door is "twisted" a bit. I'd check both sides, and maybe find another tudor and get measurements to compare to your door openings. Good luck.
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