How should I fix this ?

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I had to patch in a section of this door skin. I have no idea how I managed to not get the body line lined up because I was keeping it lined up during the fitment.

You can see the curve of the skin doesn’t lay tight against the outside of the door which leaves a big gap.
 

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It looks like the gap between the door and rocker is good, I would just jut the cab corner about an inch above the concave area and just raise it up to match the door.
 
orangejuiced86 said:
Do you have any shots of the entire side?
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That would be helpful to see the door to cab gap, door to rocker gap, and door to fender gap before cutting out a section of the cab corner and moving it up.

It would also be nice to see a pic of the rear of the cab at the corner in question. If there is body lines, moving the cab corner up could be problematic.
 
RenewAP said:
It looks like the gap between the door and rocker is good, I would just jut the cab corner about an inch above the concave area and just raise it up to match the door.
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Problem with that if you raise the cab corner is you will be then short on the bottom.

If you can get behind it you could hammer and dolly on the line to raise it up. Essentially move the body line up to meet the door. Probably what I would try first. Might not be the easiest thing to do if you don't have much experience with a hammer and dolly.
 
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The other way would be to section it top and bottom above and below the two body lines, then re-position it mark it, fit it and weld it up. You will have a gap on the bottom cut line that you would have to deal with. Probably what Renew was trying to say.

Can you get cab corners for the truck? I see that you have already cut a spot. In all honesty the easiest least hassle way if you don't feel confident trying to re-shape with a hammer and dolly would be to get a cab corner, fit it and weld it in.
 
Remember too that changing all that will affect how that body line aligns with the body line on the bed. Plan on having to shim the bed more than likely to get things to line up.
 
Is that the original cab corner? In the first picture the crease appears to drop off at the back. Not sure that is correct.
 
The door looks fine, I would get a cab corner and fit it to the door. The fit of the cab corner to the door looks like yon could improve it from the side view. It's a 70's Ford, cab corners should be easy to come by. The bed does have a style line that matches up with the cab corner.
 
Chris_Hamilton said:
Problem with that if you raise the cab corner is you will be then short on the bottom.

If you can get behind it you could hammer and dolly on the line to raise it up. Essentially move the body line up to meet the door. Probably what I would try first. Might not be the easiest thing to do if you don't have much experience with a hammer and dolly.
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That was my plan with the bottom. New cab corners are available for $25 ( I keep them in stock ) I think the real problem was a poorly designed replacement door panel, so unless the new cab corner is equally "off" the bottom will need to be modified on that also. I assume this is a 1973-1979 Ford.
 
I would also want to verify that the door is in the right place. Install and align the striker and latch and hang the fender as well.
 
My issue isn't with the body line lining up, I'm just going to live with that, the issue is really highlighted in the second picture. That big dark gap isn't an optical illusion, it's literally how much the contour of the body (right beneath the body line) sticks out and doesn't match the contour of the cab. You can see the rest of the door lies flat with the plan of the cab.

It almost seems like I need to slice open the edge of the door skin and massage that contour in so it lines up better, and then reweld it.
 
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