Door fitment question

[jaga]

With the car body pulled tight to the frame and the door fit tight against the body the door would need to be built up quite a bit to flush it with the body, see pic below

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if I rotate the door out near the bottom to align with the body I get a pretty good gap inside at the bottom.

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does the door need to be flush with the body at the bottom or will weather stripping take care of it? If not, is it better to flush the door with the body and fill the outside or flush the outside and fill the inside bottom to the door?

Any recommendations appreciated.

thx,
jamie

[michael everson]

Your third pic looks perfect. There should be a gap all the way around so it doesn't rub when opened and closed. Weatherstripping will fill the gap.
Mike

[jaga]

It’s a pretty big gap, not sure the second picture does it justice. Plus the gap is mostly near the front bottom of the door, it’s tight at the back of the door. The driver side seems to fit pretty close all the way around.