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Eddie,

If all four gaps on both doors, top rear and bottom rear and top front and bottom front, are 1/8 inch, except the top rear of the passenger door which is 1/16th inch then you might leave things as they are or begin body panel alignment. I'm a stickler for evening out panal gaps.
If you want to tackle it here is what I would do; Loosen all 6 of the passenger door hinge bolts, move the front of the door up and down so as to equalize the top rear, top front and bottom rear gaps so that the overall panel alignment looks more balanced. You also have to make sure that the door opens and closes without the front door edges touching. Panel alignment is always a bunch of ajustments and reajustments not to mention time consuming work but it can be very pleasing to know that you have made your car look a lot better.

btw, it notice that the driver's door on your car is sagging about 1/16 inch. This is another panel alignment problem.

If you think door alignment might be difficult, try aligning the front hood with the body, the headlight buckets and the eyelids. It took me a couple of years restoring these teeners in order to learn how to do it.

Good luck with it,

Phil
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