gas tank welt picture needed

[Dune Country]

Here is what I am thinking, picture 1 is pre tear down, gas tank fits.
The rest are where I am currently at, body off of the chassis.
When we test fitted the body to the chassis we had to shim under the center bolts to bring the rear of the doors up 1/2".As it sits now the rear of the doors are low again.I read that when you adjust the doors you should loosen the tank.
Correct me if I am wrong but from what I see is that when the body is straightened again it will bring the front of the tank down for a better fit. I guess we will have to re-install the body to the chassis and see.(kind of answered my own question )

Does the bead on the welting get squeezed into the gap or protude to the outside?




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