Another day of panel fitting. I addressed the ill fitting passenger patch today. Though I might help with the alignment.
This is what I started with.
First cut a slot in the metal so you can push it in to create the proper angle.
Tack weld the bottom and then test fit the fender, nothing elaborate, just set the fender in place. This looks pretty good. The fit doesn't have to be perfect anyway since it will be covered by the rocker trim.
Removed the fender and tack welded the cut.
I spent extra time to make sure that this weld would not need to be covered with any filler.
I spent some time to square the core support with the body. I ended up sliding the core support as far as it could be solved to the left. With the core support centered between the frame x-dimension checks were off by nearly an inch. After shoving the core support as far as it would go I am only off by 1/16". This should be close enough. There should be enough adjustment in the fender mounting holes to take care of this small error.
How did all of this work out? The panels look better, still not good enough. Gaps are OK but door to rear quarter contour does not match is a couple of places. I think the only solution is to apply filler across the door and quarter panel to make the panels even. The door to fender alignment is getting better but still not what I want. I don't mind if the gaps vary slightly but want the panel to panel alignment to be perfect. I may require filler to be applied across the door the fender gap to get perfect alignment. I'm not ready to do this yet. Tomorrow I will try again to get a better fender to door alignment.
