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wingski · 08-17-2017, 10:17 AM

When I bought my '29 cabriolet, I noticed that the doors didn't shut correctly, especially the driver's door. I knew that it was body shims that are added or subtracted to correct the opening at the top of the door on an open top car, but the bottom of the doors stuck out from the body about an inch. I understand that this alignment has to made by widening the bottom of the body. Does anyone know how to do this safely? Now is the time for me to do it, but I don't want to crack, break, or bend something that I can't fix.

08-17-2017, 10:17 AM	#1
wingski Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Cave Junction, Oregon Posts: 432	door alignment When I bought my '29 cabriolet, I noticed that the doors didn't shut correctly, especially the driver's door. I knew that it was body shims that are added or subtracted to correct the opening at the top of the door on an open top car, but the bottom of the doors stuck out from the body about an inch. I understand that this alignment has to made by widening the bottom of the body. Does anyone know how to do this safely? Now is the time for me to do it, but I don't want to crack, break, or bend something that I can't fix.