What are your door gap clearances ? Who has close gaps with out Chips ???
What are the tightest door gaps that you can go on a Mustang (69 Fastback in this case) with out having paint rub/chipping issues? I'm looking for people that have hands on living with the car experience. Everyone says 3/16 is nice but will not work on some cars. Please let us know if you have paint rub or chipping @ what gap and the car...
mines in the 3/16 inch range give or take a hair. it looks good and i havent had any issues yet. A word of wisdom that my body man gave me is that these cars werent perfect from the factory so get it as close as you can without it rubbing
Bartl- That's what I was shooting for also, but I notice the paint sticks from Home Depot, Lowes and other paint stores, are thicker then the ones I got from the body shop supply, which one are you going by?
Thanks, Rick
Just a wild guess...the fender to door gap? On a 67/68 the raised feature is critical. If thr fender is slightly out (like 1/32") at that point the gap can be a little closer. If fender is even slightly inward the raised feature is prone to hit even with normal gap.
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my goal during panel fit in the metal work stage was 3/32".
it's painted now and starting to get reassembled so everything is still getting tweaked. the only spot i really keep my eye on is the door to fender gap at the upper body line (69 mustang). this gets pretty tight when opening the door. All other gaps don't bother me at all.
the tighter the gap the more it will show imperfections. if your inconsistent by 1/16 on a 1/4" gap then it's not a big deal.
trunk lid to quarter extension
door to fender. this is the only spot of concern. i set the door and fender flush (fender doesn't stick out a little like originally specified).
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Those gaps are to wide. I think the paint paddle is the trick. I've used them but they were from the paint store not your local DIY store. Find something 3/16 and try for that.
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Bartl- That's what I was shooting for also, but I notice the paint sticks from Home Depot, Lowes and other paint stores, are thicker then the ones I got from the body shop supply, which one are you going by?
Thanks, Rick
i noticed the same thing but opposite. the paint shop sticks were thicker and inconsistent.
saying paint stick thickness is really open ended.
Bartl- That's what I was shooting for also, but I notice the paint sticks from Home Depot, Lowes and other paint stores, are thicker then the ones I got from the body shop supply, which one are you going by?
Thanks, Rick
The regular el cheapos that you get with a gallon of paint.
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i personaly think consistancy is the way to go and not tight as possible. get the same or close to the same gap on everything door/fenders, fenders/hood, hood/cowl because like buckeye said tight gaps will show the inperfections more.
Does anyone have a solid answer on this? PO set my passenger all the way back so there is almost no gap between rear of door and quarter panel but a huge gap between front of door and front fender. The door closes but I have to slam it pretty hard to catch the latch. I really need to adjust it? I'll try 3/16 if that is the best fit.
I'm not sure even Ford had the answer right then, these were unibody cars which were built as fast as Ford could go, to keep up with the demand. Aston Martin's they ain't.
As a point of reference, I looked at that old Youtube link here
where at the 1 minute mark, you can see the "care" with which fenders were simply bolted on.
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2nd pic is of me and the same Mustang - May '67, with original F70-14 Wide Ovals.
Does anyone have a solid answer on this? PO set my passenger all the way back so there is almost no gap between rear of door and quarter panel but a huge gap between front of door and front fender. The door closes but I have to slam it pretty hard to catch the latch. I really need to adjust it? I'll try 3/16 if that is the best fit.
i believe the OP is asking how tight he can make the gaps, not what the factory set them at. the factory gaps are specified in the manuals. whether or not they were within spec when the car left the factory is a different issue.
my gaps do not represent what the factory did as i've added material to many of those edges.
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What are your door gap clearances ? Who has close gaps with out Chips ???
? I'm looking for people that have hands on living with the car experience. Everyone says 3/16 is nice but will not work on some cars. Please let us know if you have paint rub or chipping @ what gap and the car...
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