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[rally515]

Looking good tom, reckon your issue with the door drooping is because the hinges might not be being tightened up fully and you don't have the door seals on either which account for more than you might think.

[ToM 2012]

hi cliff i have tightened the hinges as tight as i can and they are solid are the strikers the little metal rounded things that fasten the inside onf the door and b post?  

[rally515]

So all your door furniture is on ? locking mech, striker retaining cover plate (with buffer screwed to door) and the door catch plate ? , might be one of those you're missing as when locked in place the buffer sitting in the striker retaining cover plate should cancel out any "drooping"

 

Happy you went with new hinges ?

[ToM 2012]

hi mate no i havent got any of them on atm i didnt think it would make a difference maybe when the door is shut it will but when i come to close the door i am goint to have to lift it still i was just wondering once i get all my floor in and toe board as it would be more solid the door shouldnt drop as i open it? and yes the new hinges was a lot better my other ones was really loose. cheers mate. 

[brad101]

that's one damn good job cleaning up that mess!!!! I get so discouraged when I run into rust like that!!!

[mk1leg]

wow not looked here for a while and what a great job so far and your welding skills well done make mine look like the apls....lol....keep the pics comming......

[minimikej]

 

Great work going on there. All looking very familiar!

cheers mike how you getting on with yours? 

 

Slowly would be the truthful answer! But very nearly ready for paint. I won't be able to do this myself, garage too filthy and remote. Trying to save up but there's not much to spare these days.

[Rocket.]

Great work

[ToM 2012]

thanks lads 

[ToM 2012]

getting there passenger side nearly finished just got to finish of welding a couple of pieces where the a panel meets and weld the inner stiffener to the inner wing. then onto the rear panel.

 

also copied my old scuttle where the holes was and marked them of. do they look right for a mk1? i hope i have the right holes lol and the washer jet holes are in a different place.

 

 

[Minidarren83]

Looking good tom flying through this
Keep up the good work

Darren

[ToM 2012]

thanks darren 

[steven]

really taking shape now tom

[ToM 2012]

thanks steve

[ToM 2012]

hi all the passenger side is now finished. i am now on to the rear panel going to order a lower section if you can buy them from m machine? has anyone every brought a lower rear panel from bottom of window to the bottom? i am also going to be doing the roof panel while i await for the rear panel. here is some pictures all comments welcome thanks tom 

 

 

rear panel how would you go about this? 

 

 

and roof before i start