Time to level the bodywork

 With the body back on the bodycart and all reassembled, it was time to begin the process of leveling all the metalwork and adjusting and improving the shut line gaps. Fixing the gaps involved not only adjustment of hinges and attachment position, but also some metal hammering and bending. I got it to a point where the metal was close as I could get it. Then filler would be used to refine the fit and flatness further.  

   

 

The filler I'm using is Evercoat Gold. Goes on smooth and sands easily. 90% of this got sanded back off, as the thickness was less than a mm in most places where applied. A 16" flexible sanding bar was used with 80 grit sandpaper to get it leveled down to the point where filler only remains in the low spots.