Gordy,
Don't get me started.......okay, you already have!!!<grin>
The early Longbridge BN4 has so many neat and different details and
features, it seems to me a real shame to change it that much. I didn't
describe it in my first note, but there are other features within the car,
namely how the inner metal brackets for the rear quarter panels fit and are
directly associated with the design of where the later door seals fit and
end at the top. The alloy rear anchor plates that the door seals crimp into
are entirely different.
Are you asking this because of the cost factor, or possibly because there is
less to fitting the later design?
It's items like these that add up to the car being what it is, earlier
ideas, different designs. Even the seat assemblies are different design, a
direct carry over from the Hundred. It goes on from there....colour keyed
boot trim for instance. The bottom edge of the dash has no fuzzy edging, but
(I believe) a metal strip.
There are far too many of us out there who are "changing history" by
altering many of these neat early details. In time they become lost. Is that
"maintaining the marque"?
I'll get down off my soapbox now before I'm pushed off!
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: <ggilliam@usol.com>
To: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>; <ggilliam@usol.com>;
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 4:02 PM
Subject: Door trim kits, again
> Rich, et all,
> Other than losing originality, is there any reason not to use the later
> style trimkits and sealing parts?
> Thanks,
> Gordy
>
>
> > Gordy,
> > So far you've had only the alloy trim plate issue addressed. I
> believe in
> > rereading your posting you are asking about all the channels and
> door seals
> > as well are you not?
> > The Longbridge cars used a series of U shaped metal strips
> mounted into the
> > door threshold that would in turn hold the sealing rubbers. In
> addition
> > there were fuzzy trimmed rubber bulb strips that sealed the leading
> edge of
> > the door, one along the door leading edge, fastened just under the
> door trim
> > panel, and a corresponding piece fastened just under the rear edge
> of the
> > front quarter kick panel, continuing up and outboard to anchor
> under the
> > windscreen post right up to the dash scuttle seal.
> > In looking carefully through the AH Spares catologue I believe you
> will need
> > the following:
> > DRF104A, alum. sill cover r/h, Longbridge cars
> > DRF104B, alum. sill cover l/h, Longbridge cars
> > DRF104C, alum. shut pillar cover r/h Longbridge cars
> > DRF104D, alum. shut pillar cover l/h Longbridge cars
> > as well as:
> > DRF208 draught excluder- set-Longbridge cars
> > DRF209, retaining track, door seal, Longbridge cars
> > DRF 226, door scuttle seals.
> > In summary there is quite a bit more to the sealing of the doors on
> the
> > Longbridge cars, but at least you don't have to contend with the
> silly
> > aluminum core door seal replacement sets the later cars use.
> > BTW, I'm not endorsing AH Spares, I was just using their lisings as
> a
> > reference.
> > Rich Chrysler
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