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Any tips or tricks to aligning the doors? Things were going good, I had the gaps and height ok, but I'm having problems getting the door to sit flush with the body. Tried various shims with limited success. My strikers are in nice shape, I've replaced my latches and rebuilt the hinges (new...

Seems I have torque specs for everything except the door hinge bolts (hinge to body). Anybody have this? Also...what type of goop did they use on the bolt hole/mounting area on the door frame. Looks like some type of insulating foam that also got on the bolts. I just planned on using some...

Finally ordered a 2004r, Did not order a converter yet. Here's my specs. Not looking to build a wheel stander, hopeing to slip into the 12"s, but either way be mostly street driven. Not to thrilled with a lot of slippage, don't want to launch from a traffic light at six grand either. All...

Found some real nice A-pillars at the salvage yard, when I went to remove them some paint flaked-they had been painted a different color. Got'em for free. Any way to remove the paint? Whatever was used does not look to have adhered very well. I'm concerned paint stripper will damage the...

I found a tilt colum out of a manual El Camino, I know it will bolt up. Just not sure about the wiring harness, My 'bu was an auto. Any troubles with this swap?

This "filler" is factory, It almost seems like lead, just as soft but a magnet will stick to it. It sands like lead or some other soft metal. It is on all for corners of the roof/pillars. Also look at the picture with the crack that is circled with a marker, thats on the front roof pillar...

I had planned on using the door latches from one of my parts cars. The latch looked identical to mine at first, but the lever attachment for the locking rod (inner) does not even come close to mine. It is very different and will not work. I know the latches on my '79 are original. Is there...

Does an epoxy primer ever go over a self etching primer? (Dupont products) I am almost done with my body work and was going to spray everything with some vari-prime self etching primer, then some 2-K and eventually sealer or 2-k sealer combo. However I understand epoxy primer is considered...

Anybody still using acrylic urethane? pro's/cons?-good/bad?