I got rocker panels from British Car Specialists. They supply Kilmartin parts.
These have the correct curvature in the vertical and lateral dimensions to
allow the proper visual sweep from wheel well to wheel well. Most replacements
are made on a brake and as such the panels are dead straight and don't look
right. As far as other dimensions I found significant differences from side to
side on my car and I'm not sure if those are a result of original production or
a later rebuild.
Bill Lawrence
BN1 #554
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Ian Hey <rianhey
at btinternet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 9:01:41 AM
To: 'Craig Cooper'; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Do 2+2's Have Longer Doors?
Your sills sound like normal UK replacement ones ? none of them fit, and many
are curved so they do not give an even door to sill gap. I had to cut, weld
and lead mine to make the raised portion line up with the door, and a friend
just gave up with UK sourced ones and ordered two from Kilmartin which were
much better.
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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Craig
Cooper
Sent: 11 April 2017 17:09
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Do 2+2's Have Longer Doors?
I'm finishing up on metalwork on a BN7 and replaced the outer sills with ones
sourced through Moss, but I believe they came from AH spares. To make them fit
my car, I had to section them by about 5/8" as the raised portion that goes
under the door was at least that much longer than the door and desired door
gap. Not a big deal to do, but has me scratching my head. The bottoms of my
doors are a hair over 30-1/2", if anyone with a BN4 or BT7 and a tape measure
wants to check theirs and report.
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