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November 22, 2003
Nigel (and all others),
I did take some precautions against sagging of the body:
- Before putting the new sill in place I fitted the door
- Didn't fit nice (body had sagged a bit)
- Supported the cross-member with a jack and knocked a piece of
timber between the a-post and lock plate to correct a
few millimeters (0.12")
- Then I welded a tube in place to keep the desired door-gap
I'm sure you're right that I did it the wrong way round! So the
other side I'll do the A-post first!
But there are also some other problems involved I guess. The
reproduction A-post isn't completely the same as the original, the
profile / curve isn't exactly what it should be. I'm considering
getting a new A-post or doing some changes to the one I have before
cutting the new sill of the car (that hurts).
What's bothering me is that the gap at position of the locking plate
seem to be very narrow by default (this seems to be normal, since
the only way of altering this is by fitting filler-plates underneath
the locking-plate or lock). I can get the gap at the side of the A-
post even along the straight part, but at the top (so where the
curve sets in) it gets very narrow.
The other side of the car (which I didn't touch yet) looks very
similar).
I'm gonna give it another try the coming week to get it right (at
least as good as possible), and then decide to go for a new A-post
and/or cut off the new sill.
Thanks for your advice,
Eeg.
"eegoberije" < Eeg.Oberije@... > 26877
Posted on November 22, 2003 09:18 PM
Posted to category(s) Body | Exterior | Miscellaneous
