Door panel location and door swing, hood & fenders

[fletch]

We tried installing our door panel fairly far outward to (1) give the car a sleeker, more continuous look, and (2) align with the edge on the side sail. At the bottom of this picture you can see the alignment of the door with the side sail.
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At the center/top you can see the gap between the door panel and the fender. We trimmed away all the return edge of the fender to increase the space between the door and the fender toward the bottom. The problem with our choice to align the door panel with the side sail is that the door contacts the fender even though we trimmed the fender down. In this photo you can see how far we are able to open the door before it contacts the fender. We think this is barely livable and would appreciate any input on solutions you might have.
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Also worth mentioning is the top rear of the fenders are probably not in their final locations. The hood actually pushes them out about 1" from where they would sit at rest. This messes up the body line that runs from the headlight bucket to the back of the door (and eventually to the side scoop in front of the rear fender). We would like to keep this body line more consistent throughout and are considering trimming the rear of the hood to allow the fenders to move inward a bit.
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And one more question... What is the vertical offset between the bottom of side sail (or chassis) and the bottom of the front fender in front of the wheel? If we put a straightedge along the underside of the chassis, would the front fenders be above, below, or aligned with that straightedge? Hope that makes sense.