68 Roadrunner/GTX Doors

[zyzzyx]

Just have to ask anyone if the very bottoms of the doors are perfectly straight over their full length? Mine seem to have a funny curve to them,and each one is a little different. Probably from banging the doors into different things along the way! I know I need to hang them on the carand see how they look next to the rocker, But just need a sanity check at this point. Thanks Guys!

 

[RBlaha]

Yes that is normal body lines in the door. Our old next door neighbor used to work for Chrysler in the late 60's on the assembly line. They used to line up the doors with something that looked like a big crow bar. After my dad put new doors on his 68 gts in 1980, Joe came over with these tools, told my dad this might get ugly, 30 mins later the doors were straight and the body lines were perfect!

 

[GetX'd]

Not sure exactly what you mean - but I have a 68 GTX and the door hinges get worn or need replacement or re-alignment after 50 years of holding up the doors etc. I rebuilt mine because the driver door wouldn't close properly w/o a little lift help. Now they both close and line up perfectly.

 

[zyzzyx]

What I mean is, If you put a straight edge along the bottom of the door from front-to-back, is the door bottom perfectly straight? The rocker on the car seems prettystraight, and so I would think that the door would be so too.