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Jun 30, 2005 | 02:40 PM

shwagy357

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Help Aftermarket Upper Qtr. Panel Issues

I have replaced everything from the door post to the taillight post. I feel alright about everything except the upper qtr panel. The upper qtr panel came from Dennis Carpenter. The upper qtr. panel lines up nice with the taillight post, but is unacceptable where it lines up with the door. I dont understand why the upper qtr. panel lines up with the taillight post and lines up with the bottom of the upper section of the door but is not flush with the upper portion of the door. I am not satisfied with the current configuration and will do what it takes to line the upper qtr. with the top of the door. I was thinking about cutting a section out of the upper qtr. panel and welding it back together, but that would throw off my alignment at the taillight post. I was wondering if anybody has had this problem before, and how you would address this situation. Contact me for pics

Jun 30, 2005 | 04:49 PM

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Jul 1, 2005 | 04:56 PM

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Its difficult to tell in the pictures what is going on exactly. Maybe some shots of the front inside corner at the door post would help.

Looking at it, I think your problem is the lip of the 1/4 panel at the front door post. I think you could trim more off of this to allow it to sit down so that it squared up the horizontal edge (where the top bolts to). It appears that this surface is twisted front to rear looking from the back to the front. If you trim enough, it should also bring it closer in alignment to the door.

Jason