Edited by v6matt, 26 July 2024 - 03:55 PM.
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Door Skin Replacement
#1
Posted 26 July 2024 - 03:54 PM
#2
Posted 26 July 2024 - 04:15 PM
That sounds like a good way ensure alignment on the body.
There is a video on youtube on Simpsons Classics where he does a similar thing with a Mini door skin.
#3
Posted 26 July 2024 - 05:24 PM
yeah you're looking for a good gap around the window frame when you just fit the carcass, shim the hinges out if needs be to achieve that, take the time to get that spot on as it's your one chance to do so
then when you do as you say, tack on the skin, you know that the swage lines / door skin edges are going to be in alignment when the window frame is in alignment at the same time
possibly the shimming may be altered later when the window is in as it affects the way the door hangs, but you know that when you adjust that it corrects all parts of the door at the same time
Edited by stuart bowes, 26 July 2024 - 05:26 PM.
#4
Posted 26 July 2024 - 05:32 PM
#5
Posted 26 July 2024 - 06:36 PM
#6
Posted 26 July 2024 - 07:06 PM
Surely those people who did it on the bench at least did something similar or just trusted in blind luck lol you'd have to be pretty lucky to get anywhere close to being accurate
#7
Posted 26 July 2024 - 07:27 PM
I guess you'd have to do pretty much the same but just scribe the locations?
Surely those people who did it on the bench at least did something similar or just trusted in blind luck lol you'd have to be pretty lucky to get anywhere close to being accurate
To be honest that was what I was going to do.
As the skins have the startings of a fold they should be pretty much a position and fold kind of job ......he says hopefully.
I was more concerned about the door frame twisting and thus not fitting in the hole properly afterwards.
Anyway, I'm still thinking about this one 😁
#8
Posted 26 July 2024 - 09:01 PM
Presumably then they planned that to allow for the variances of the low tolerances of the olden days
In terms of twist far as I can tell so far there really isn't a lot you can do about that, in trial fitting with clamps I'm seeing the skin twist slightly as well as the door itself slightly flexing. I'm just hoping the end result will be something where the hinge adjustment is able to leave me with a door that lines up flush with a panel and rear quarter
Edited by stuart bowes, 26 July 2024 - 09:05 PM.
#9
Posted 26 July 2024 - 09:17 PM
#10
Posted 26 July 2024 - 11:48 PM
Bear in mind if its just a carcass you are placing in the door aperture you will need to add the equivilant weight of the glass and regulator.
Now your door frame should sit nicely in the aperture so add shims to get things right then place your skin on the carcass. Tweak it around until you are happy its sitting right and aligned with the swage lines. I now fit three or four skin pins to make sure once i take it all apart it goes back exactly as it should when folding the flange around and welding. If its a steel skin you need to plug or spot weld the skin in a couple of places as well as seam weld at the top of the fwd and aft part of the skin.
Dont forget there is a spot / plug weld at the point where the window frame tucks behind the skin.
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