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I have a 65 mustang, I have the doors and fenders off. When I put them back on what is should the gap be between the door and the jamb. Then what is the gap between the door and fender.
A broad rule of thumb is to use a paint stick. It's roughly 3/16", or just under. Your objective is to keep the gap equal around the entire panel, AND flush with the adjacent panels as you look down the side of the car. It's not difficult, just very time consuming to get it absolutely right in all three plains. I recently discovered after removing all my windows and hardware that my doors raised a 1/16" at the rear edge, so now I have to add that weight when I align them.