Any one got some tips or tricks on how to align this ? It’s giving headaches lol just when I think I’m getting it right the gap gets closer 😭😐 87 regal when open door it hits the fender paint chipping away smh
This is how I would start. Align it to the parts that cannot move and then work forward.I'm not the "gap master" but I can tell you this- mastering the aligning a G-body fender is a freakin' art. They never fit just perfect anyway, and with any sort of sag, you're going to feel it at the gaps.
Can't say for sure, but if you have the REAR of the door gap straight and evenly spaced from top to bottom, plus an even gap along the bottom of the door, then your door is aligned fairly "square" to the body. Now it's time for getting the fender on right.
Assuming all that's good back there, it appears your front fender is drooping a bit in the front, thus making a larger gap up top than at the bottom. Also, if the lower section of the fender is too far inward, you'll pinch paint that way too. If the body's been tweaked at some point, you're going to be in for an almost endless fight. You seem to need a bit more gap at the bottom.
I'd get me some frog tape or blue painter tape and tape up the edges of your door/fender while doing this to keep from rubbing off too much paint. Additionally, you MAY need to add a spacer or two for the front radiator support to the frame. Sometimes those rubber bushings up there just crush down with age and throws off fender alignments by allowing the front to pull lower.
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