bodyline gaps

When adjusting a door that's quite a bit out of alignment, like your's is, I find that if you remove the striker from the door post, it's a lot easier to get the proper alignment. Once the striker is removed, you don't have to worry about it throwing off your adjustments each time you close the door to check the body gaps. When the doors are properly aligned with the body, then install and adjust the front fenders. And as Adam mentioned, don't close the gaps up too much or you'll peel the paint right off the edges firat time you open your doors. Paint and clearcoat has an amazinz ammount of thickness when it gets built up on the door and fender edges. Of course, all doors, fenders, hood, trunk lid, etc. should be test fitted and properly aligned before the paint goes on, even if you're painting it all in pieces.