Door alignment questions

[scherp69]

A buddy of mine came over today and we tried aligning the doors on my 68 Acadian (Nova) Unfortunately we hit some issues. We started with the passenger side and I got the quarter/door gaps to 1/8" and the body lines matched up nicely and thought it was good. Then I realized some other issues.

Gap to quarter panel. It's about 1/8"



The top part of the door is hitting the screw along the frame



I didn't take a picture of it, but the gap along the bottom is between 1/4" and 1/2". I know I can fill it in, but that's a lot to fill in isn't it? If I try and move the door down, the body lines won't match up. What about if I cut into the quarter panel along the gap and welded it back in place about 1/8" back?

The passenger side wasn't a whole lot better. The gap with the quarter panel was tight and the body lines match up pretty good.



Along the front/top of the door, I have a gap that's about 1/4" to 1/2".



The rocker gap is good, but it's sunk in at the front. I kept trying to adjust it, but when I align the door to the quarter, this happens.



Any suggestions?? I've also post this in my thread build. Thanks in advance.