CANT ALIGN PASSENGER DOOR. Options

[JOE M]

I cant seem to align my passenger door.What gives? Bassically the door overhangs the back of the door jam at the bottom(see pic).I do not think that there is any body flex that is causing this problem. There are 6 bolts that hold the door on. I have moved these all over the place and the door will not align. It closes but not quite correct. Any ideas on what I should do.
I did close the door,remove the top and roll the window up and down with no binding. That is why I believe there is no body flex. Also the longs look solid. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

[cooltimes]

Joe,
Color looks great. Where in NH? There is a super nice person, John Dunkle, who lives in Portsmouth and has a great Porsche web site. ( http://www.rennlist.org ) if you are near there. Maybe he could give you some pointers or some of the others Porsche folks who are near could do likewise.

Welcome to 914land.

Dave Darling wrote a good FAQ on the 914 for what a 914 is, etc. Read the big butt test in relation to that door sticking you wrote here about.
http://www.pelicanparts.com
Look under Porsche 914.

Might even be located on here, 914world, too.

[JOE M]

Joe,
Color looks great. Where in NH? There is a super nice person, John Dunkle, who lives in Portsmouth and has a great Porsche web site. ( http://www.rennlist.org ) if you are near there. Maybe he could give you some pointers or some of the others Porsche folks who are near could do likewise.

Welcome to 914land.

Dave Darling wrote a good FAQ on the 914 for what a 914 is, etc. Read the big butt test in relation to that door sticking you wrote here about.
http://www.pelicanparts.com
Look under Porsche 914.

Might even be located on here, 914world, too.

I have done the test several times with different people. I assume you are talking about moving the window down,removing the top and than getting someone to sit in the seat. At this time if the longs were bad or the body was flexing the window would be difficult to move up. That is the confusing part of my problem because the window does not bind. As a matter of fact the window moves quite easily even with about 290 lbs of weight in the seat(I used my weight and a couple of bags of play sand I had laying around). Again I am barely a novice but I think this test sort of shows that the body is probably not flexing. I hope I am not trying to convince myself that the car is better than it actually is. My overall goal is to have a vintage Porsche that can be driven around town and perhaps back and forth to work every now and than. i have always loved the look of the 914 and now that I own one it would be nice to actually be able to drive it. I need an exhaust and heat exchangers and also an e-brake handle. My ultimate goal is to get these done fairly inexpensive and than over the next couple of years continue to restore.The exhaust that is in there needs new H.E tin because it is rotted. I ripped the tin out so now I have no heat.