So I broke down and decided to splurge a little and paid a local body shop to line up all the ol' girl's body panels. Short version is, just about every panel that wasn't welded to another panel was misaligned. Motorman7 can vouch, the hood sat a solid 3/4 inch above the left fender at the nose when it was closed, and some of y'all probably remember the post I put up about the funky door seams. Well...

Lawdy Lawd, she looks like a brand new car. The door seams are perfect, both doors ease open and shut and latch smooth as butter. The hood sits nice n straight between the fenders. And since they used the bumper (not previously mounted) to line everything up, they even installed the front one for free. I was like a kid on Christmas when I picked her up, the difference to someone like me who's anal and notices all these little things that matter to absolutely no one else but myself is stunning. She's now sleek as a marlin and has both bumpers mounted and I couldn't be happier with what I got for the money.

Oh, and the process also included a check of all frame dimensions, so I got even more good news when they said the frame is straight, flat and square. I'll take some pictures to add to the thread tomorrow. Can ya tell I'm happy? :stupid:

Awesome!

Looking forward to pics.