It's a hard one to explain on here , standing next to the car is the best way to run through it ...but , in summary , yes ...they aren't great in the lining up dept....
I usually start by centreing the rear wheels in the arches and setting the cill and bulkhead height as best you can ...use scissor jacks , stands , blocks or wood , whatever to get the height adjusted and lots of eyeing up as the tape measure will only frighten you ..so do it all by eye initially ...
The bulkhead has a handy lip on the bottom which makes it tricky to get that wrong ..so ..basically , set body at height in the bulkhead area ..centre the rear wheels ..one centre's better than the other ...when you have the first one centred , fix the bulkhead that side with a tech screw or similar ..then pull or adjust the other side to centre it and fix that side down on the bulkhead too ..this temporary fix will get you started .....
The bonnet can have many variables ...again wheel arch alignment is tricky ..but when you are happy with the body position and its fixed nicely ...then the easiest way is to fit the bonnet on the bulkhead line with a few tech screws again and raise and lower the front on a trolley jack until you are happy-ish .....One arch will fit nicely ..the other not so nice ...many people have left it alone , but its a fairly straightforward adjustment , if it bothers you ...
You will need to practice the art of ''some compromise'' and acceptance of symmetrical unimportance !!
Lots of people have done no adjustment ...some a bit ..others a lot .... great looking cars have come from all 3 camps ...
Last edited by lancelot link; 17th July 2017 at 19:34..
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