Yeah, I didn’t explain well. The fender bolts to 2 points of the firewall, the face and the top. If the face flange is touching the firewall without a shim and you hate the gap..... take the fender off, use a deadblow or mallet and tap the face flange forward and test fit. Using a deadblow mallet I gave it a light to medium solid, flat smacks, don’t do it angry.
Finesse.
Every car is different, this worked for me. The gap was pretty consistent but just too wide and It was hard to get the bottom of the fender to get tight to the rocker, getting the gap closed up naturally helped that. It doesn’t fall into place but easily manageable.
I think I have to grind the holes bigger in my hood hinges on the drivers side as the hood sits high in the back (1/8ish)with hinges as low as they go. The pass side is really good. I still think the entire nose needs a little tweaking. I’m going to ask a bodyman friend to come over after I get the bumpers put back on to come by and give me a hand getting the panels perfectly aligned.
I can’t seem to get my pass door to open as smooth as the driver. All new pins and bushings, strikers and latches. The release is smooth but it hangs up on the striker no matter where I seem to put the striker. The gap between the rocker is straight across even when the striker is removed.
My favorite it when my girl comes out and says “I thought you just put stuff on.....”
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Finesse. 
