tegwin
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| posted on 10/1/09 at 06:54 PM |
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Hanging doors... ?
Just spent nearly two hours unsuccessfully trying to fit the doors back onto the TVR...
I dont seem to be able to get them remotley close to where I want them...
Its hard to do up the hinge bolts with the door closed...
Does anyone have any advice that might help?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 10/1/09 at 06:59 PM |
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How are the hinges fastened to the door itself?
I seem to remember that on my old Scimitar you could adjust the hinges once the door was fitted by removing the door card which revealed the inner
hinge mounts which had slotted holes
Might be completely different on the TVR though
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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tegwin
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| posted on 10/1/09 at 07:04 PM |
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The hinges are pretty much fibreglassed onto the shell..
They slip inside the fibreglass door and are held inplace by sandwiching the fibreglass between the hinge and a bolt with a large washer..
The holes in the fibreglass door are "oversized" to allow for adjustment...
I just dont seem to be able to get them to adjust without risk of screwing the paint job up :p
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stevebubs
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| posted on 10/1/09 at 07:20 PM |
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Got any photos of the hinges with the door in it's closed position?
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zetec7
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| posted on 10/1/09 at 07:35 PM |
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I seem to recall having that issue on a car I worked on once. If I recall, I ended up using a little lubricant on the mating surfaces, and doing the
bolts up JUST tight enough that I had to push hard to adjust it. Then I closed and latched the door, and pushed/shove it into alignment, then GENTLY
opened the door to maintain the position temporarily, & cinched the living daylights out of the fasteners.
Worked for me. Of course, it wasn't a TVR, so this might not be possible for you...
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02GF74
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| posted on 10/1/09 at 09:03 PM |
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I once hung a pair of doors on an MGB and seem to recall it being a catch-22 type situation; you can only tell the doors are in the right position
when closed but when closed, you cannot get at the bolts to adjust the door!!
I seem to recall getting it kind of right; then opening door and making adjustment, closing then repeat.
Beware of the locking yourself out - not sure if that can happend but on t he same car, the boot had a dicky catch so that when I closed it, pressing
the button did not release the catch!  I was able to turn the lock and then drill a small hole in order to push the catch, oh happy days .....
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mark chandler
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| posted on 10/1/09 at 10:08 PM |
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I believe the prefered way at the landrover factory was a lump of 4"x2" wood with the end wrapped in carpet being used to bash the door
into position with the bolts nipped up lightly.
Uurgh horrible but effective.
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