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<p> I'm dealing with the 101 final steps before I begin to primer my
Tiger. The drivers door has always had decent alignment for a 60's
British car when closed (picture 1). And closure took little
effort.</p>
<p> Today I removed the door latch and when I closed the door the
alignment was significantly off, about 3/16" to 1/4" at the upper
edge (picture 2). A secondary, possibly contributing issue is the
window channel gap was inconsistent (picture 3) thus I had
attempted to make the pieces parallel. After I had bent those then
I noticed the elevated gap on the latch end. Assuming it was the
parallel work on the door channel that was causing the problem I
bent it back where it was. Predominantly the gap (upward
elevation) at the door latch was still off. And putting pressure
on the door gap to increase it (even beyond where it was) did not
help. Therefore it is my assumption that trying to fix the window
channel gap is not the greater cause. It was the removal of the
latch that is causing the problem.</p>
<p> Curious I re-installed the latch, closed the door and the
alignment was the <i><u>same, decent, closes relatively easy as
it had been</u></i> for the past 26 years. BTW, the car is on
jackstands but they are under the axles (not the frame) so the car
is and has been "loaded" as it would sit on the road the past 26
years.</p>
<p> SOOOooo..., my question is, it this typical? Is the upward rise
at the latch end of the door intentional (and corrected to
alignment when closed at the latch) perhaps to help reduce door
rattle? I had considered shims on the hinges for better alignment
but the screws won't come loose even with an impact screwdriver.
I'm willing to live with it because when the door is closed all is
good. This is no show car. Just a basket case Tiger being made
serviceable. But I wanted to know other peoples experience.</p>
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