The doors and fenders are all fitted up now and the left side doors and fenders are all gapped, I am just finishing the right side fender and door gapping. Doors, fenders & hood fitment always take longer than you think and fiberglass panels nearly always have so much deflection that they don't fit in certain places. Fitting the door skins like I have done earlier (post #151) and the front fender to cowl strip (post #184 & #212) on the car ensures the best fit.
when the car is painted there will be some deflection showing on some panels in the form of some low spots particularly in the hood and the trunk lid I am doing the best job on the fenders and doors so that should be minimal, but still visible... if you look for it. That is how the "period" look of the car will be and it would have been back in the day. So that's how it will be built, complete with the leather strap on the front hood.
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