I like your attitude. Better to find out ahead of time then try to solve something while you are stuck in the middle of it.
Whenever removing a hinged body panel, some folks drill indexing holes through the hinges and the body mount to facilitate getting everything back in the same location.
I would definitely take some photos and measurements of all edge gaps, also.
Larry
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