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Topic: Headlight door fit
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maxo
Journeyman Posts: 53
From: Fresno, CA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-12-2002 11:44 PM
   
Well my '65 is going in for a unexpected repaint (pass side door & front fender met a '99 courgar butt [in my driveway  ]) I going to make the best of this and get the coupe repainted. The front fenders are reproductions (I think) and the headlight doors have never fit quite rite a little low on both sides. Any tips for getting them to fit better while I'm prepping the coupe for paint would be helpful.
thanks maxoPS - also need tips for getting a shelby fiberglass hood w/hood pins to fit better seems to hang out about 1/8+ too far in the front but back looks about the way it should.
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65 coupe 289 - thinks it's a cobra  www.angelfire.com/retro/green65mustang/ [This message has been edited by maxo (edited 02-13-2002).]
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 30756
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-13-2002 08:52 AM
Eggshape the mounting holes for the headlight door studs with a dremel, I'd say. Hopefully you'll have room for the nuts. Details like that make lots of difference in a car's looks.I remember being at a car show in Nashua, NH and looking down a whole row of 65-66 stangs and not seeing a pair of nice fitting ones down the whole line. ------------------
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maxo
Journeyman Posts: 53
From: Fresno, CA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-13-2002 10:51 AM
Thanks Steve - I didn't even think of that, are you talking about the holes on the doors or the mounting plate/fender?
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 30756
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-13-2002 11:10 AM
The headlight doors have studs which match holes in the front of the fenders. Go very little at a time until you get the fit you want.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 18575
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-13-2002 02:17 PM
OEM doors will NEVER fit well on repop fenders.  We tried everything and just live with it.  Long screws, eagg out the holes, shims, etc. Bummer. ------------------
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maxo
Journeyman Posts: 53
From: Fresno, CA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-14-2002 11:17 AM
Thanks for the ideas, I worked with them last night and they look much much better!  ------------------
65 coupe 289 - thinks it's a cobra ;) www.angelfire.com/retro/green65mustang/
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 30756
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-14-2002 11:35 AM
Excellent! ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
MCA Member # 47773
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5518
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 02-14-2002 06:31 PM
Headight doors and 1/4 panel extensions have always been a problem. Ever notice on a 65/6 that the headlight door and the hood have problems. And for me, it seemed like it was always on the pass side. Have seen that on cars at shows and in MMonthly. That is one area that I've learned to accept. And if you look at untouched originals, that problem was there. I remember hearing a conversation at an MCA show where there was talk of bondoing the 1/4's to line up to extensions, etc. Re pop fenders and headlight door fit is a major problem. The Goodmark brand of repo fender is the best that I've seen so far. It's also the same guage as orig. I had a repop fender on a car that weighed 2# less than an original. The worse repop fender I ever saw was one for a 68. It didn't fit right anywhere!
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