I wasn't going to chime in but this thread is going south fast.
These cars with or without aftermarket parts do not fit like a Lexus, the tolorences are not +/- 1mm, more like +/- 1/2"
With most of these cars the parts are from several cars put together to make one good one.
Now take in the fact that these cars are made at different factories, different suppliers, different workers, your gaps and panels will be comprimissed.
I have worked on one or two cars in my time....lol and have yet to find a car that did not need the gaps fixed.
Now once you have fixed any damage IE: frame, body damage and you have the car on a level ground with the supension in, and the motor in, the car with weight added to the car you can set the panels. First adjust with the factory adjustments (sloted holes in the parts, these old cars have these, not like the new cars) sometimes you even need to make these slots a bit bigger. Once there is no more adjustment left now what ??? Get out your hammer and dollies and massage the sheet metal into place, and if necessary cut the jams, door edges and weld them so that they are straight.
Shape, weld, grind, ect over and over till the gaps are what you want.
Prime, fill, sand, fill, sand some more till the panel is right.
If there was a way to make all these panels fit with out these steps I would love to learn how. Go out side and look at your brand new car and tell me if all of those gaps are right. I can tell you they are not. If you see those gaps as perfect then I guess we have a different level of perfect.
Elite why don't you tell us all how do you make a hood on a 50's or 60's car fit or how to fix any off these problems if you are not able to cut and weld a seem or edge.
Just my 2 cents
Aaron
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