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So, I'm fixing a bad patch job that the PO attempted on the bottoms of the doors on my '69 Mach 1. And while I was at it, i figured that I'd also replace the glued in glass with the '70 bolt in style along with some Dynamat for sound deadening. While putting the drivers door back on during mock up. I want to get the gaps properly aligned and all the body lines straight. I've come across a problem that I'm sure some of you other VMF'rs have come across. When I close the door, the "B" pillar gap is pretty decent and the bottom is straight across but it does stick out a little bit. (I'm still fine tuning it) but the back of the door is too far in when it shuts. I figured that if I could just loosen the door latch post and move it just a little bit outward I could get a nice smooth transition from the rear quarter panel to the door it would look and close a lot better, but NO....those screws wont budge!
The largest Phillips bits I have for my impact driver is a #3's. I already broke the tip off of one. Next, I tried using a little heat from a 1 lb propane bottle torch but it wasn't enough. I cant get any penetrating fluid behind it without yanking out the back seat and side panels from the interior. So for those in the know, How do you get the 50 year old "STUCK like CHUCK" door post screws out without wrecking the post or the "B" pillar? I'm willing to sacrifice the screws and also the latch post if I need to but I really don't want to. Any tricks that anybody has would be appreciated.
The largest Phillips bits I have for my impact driver is a #3's. I already broke the tip off of one. Next, I tried using a little heat from a 1 lb propane bottle torch but it wasn't enough. I cant get any penetrating fluid behind it without yanking out the back seat and side panels from the interior. So for those in the know, How do you get the 50 year old "STUCK like CHUCK" door post screws out without wrecking the post or the "B" pillar? I'm willing to sacrifice the screws and also the latch post if I need to but I really don't want to. Any tricks that anybody has would be appreciated.