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I'm in the process of repainting, so I am noticing all the things I never thought twice about before. I saw that the front of my door frames taper in from the A-pillar at the top of the door jamb. My pictures aren't great, but the A-pillars and door are nice and flush at the bottom of the windshield, but the door frame tapers into the A-pillar about 3/8" at the top. Is this normal? The passenger side is worse that the driver side, and I can't think of a reason how this could happen with normal use. I want to make them flush, but I want to make sure I don't mess with something, like door glass fitment.
I took a look at my '79 F350, what you are seeing is normal. My passenger side door looks just like your pictures. My driver side isn't as pronounced but that's because my driver side door is mounted a bit farther in on the front (it's not perfectly flush with the front fender) but yes that A pillar has a slight bow to it, looks normal.
The only way to adjust the door in that plane of movement is at the bolts which secure the hinges to the door. I guess you'd call that the inboard-and-outboard range of adjustment.
The bolts which secure the hinges to the cab will afford you the up-and-down range of adjustment, and also the forward-and-rearward range of adjustment.
It might need to be in that position in order for the tops of the door seals to be able to do their jobs.
The panel/door gaps on these trucks were questionable even when new, I don't think it was much of a concern back in the day. I can understand wanting to make it "right" and it can be very frustrating at times.
The panel/door gaps on these trucks were questionable even when new, I don't think it was much of a concern back in the day. I can understand wanting to make it "right" and it can be very frustrating at times.
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Lot of different panels to align. Cowl isn't adjustable. I try to align that first then back of door with cab They probably only had seconds to align when built. Read an article once where a guy working at Ford assembling Falcons had 60 seconds to throw a fender on, align it and bolt it down.
I do have the weatherstripping off, so I was able to measure the space between the door jamb flange (that the weatherstripping is glued to) and the contact face on the door. It averages about 5/8" gap and is a little tighter at the top front corner in question.
I could improve it a little, but I'll just leave it be. It may be less noticeable with a fresh seal, anyway.
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