Window Frame Adjustment help

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Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby csangster » Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:54 am

So I have spent the past two years welding in new sheetmetal thorughout my bronco.

As I was fixing all the cancer, it became apparent to me that my bronco had been in previous accidents because the inner fenders were crumpled, the driver quarterpanel was bowed in (with bondo covering the carnage) and looks like it may have gently rolled over or ran into something on the top because the window frames are not straight (they have been massaged back into place by a previous owner).

Specifically on my passenger side door, the door fits well in the opening but the window frame interferes with the hard top.

Has anyone ever had to adjust the windowframe only? Mine are welded on (not bolted).

I am considering just cutting the corners to tweak it over and then re-weld in the new location.

Thoughts?

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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby Digger » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:58 am

Posting a few pictures may help others visualize the problem.
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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby akaFrankCastle » Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:10 pm

How is the gap between the bottom of the door and the rocker panel?
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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby rt9 » Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:37 pm

Place a spacer between the floor board and the body mount. Firewall is sagging?

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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby Gunnibronco » Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:33 am

Definitely post up some pics. Without pictures, I think we are all just guessing.
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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby csangster » Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:54 am

rt9 wrote:Place a spacer between the floor board and the body mount. Firewall is sagging?

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That's not it. Firewall is definitely not sagging. I've replaced sheetmetal everywhere.

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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby csangster » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:15 am

How does one attach photos?
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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby plumbdoctor » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:34 am

rt9 might be on to something....do you still have original body mounts? The old mounts can cause issues
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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby csangster » Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:52 pm

Rt9,

Apologies, I didn't mean to be so dismissive. Things aren't exactly square, but that is due to all the repair guesswork I had to perform because of PO scab work

I'll take a look

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Re: Window Frame Adjustment help

Postby rt9 » Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:17 pm

csangster wrote:Rt9,

Apologies, I didn't mean to be so dismissive. Things aren't exactly square, but that is due to all the repair guesswork I had to perform because of PO scab work

I'll take a look

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No worries, just a thought.

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