Even the cowl to fender area gets the 1/4" gap treatment, sometimes with 2 nd gen B bodies, panel alignment can be fustrating, it's even worse for someone who has painted a vehicle disasembled, and trying to reassemble it, best to set gaps on panels, leaving them in place prior to painting, as it seems you can never acheive that initial fit, after removing the panel,....if unifom gaps are your goal, you may/will find yourself doing some creative metal work to obtain the gaps you desire,....don't use bondo on edges to create gaps, it will only come back to haunt you later!,....generaly after the cars painted!
Mike