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If the previous cover plates fit and the door did too, you should not =
have
to adjust the door to get the cover plates to fit. When I installed new
cover plates I recall trimming them at the edges against the sill and B
pillar and also trimming them where they fit together at the 90 degree
corner. I also had to enlarge the holes for the strike plate although =
there
is not a lot of margin to do that. If you still want to adjust the door
hinges, it is not likely possible if the car has not been restored and =
the
hinges have not been loosened at the A pillar before. The nuts attaching =
the
hinges to the pillar are likely to be rusted.
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This presumes the plates are properly formed to begin with and the sill =
and
B pillar are correct too.
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John
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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Simon
Lachlan via Healeys
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 2:30 PM
To: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Door fit
=20
Healey 3000, BT7 MkII.
=20
So, I put new new =93Cover plates=94, item 27 & new furflex into my =
3000. The
passenger side door became a rotten fit. Yes, it closed but there was a =
big
gap.
At first, I blamed the new furflex but that was another red herring.
Actually, it was the =93Cover plate=94 which was a lousy fit. Looked =
good, but
the holes for the door =93Striker=94, item 31, were too small and did =
not allow
for the striker to be adjusted inwards.
Now, I got some aluminium sheet on order from which I will replicate the =
two
shims as mine are really ropey. But, I notice that, whatever I =
do/however
good the fit at the top of the door will be, the bottom will still stand
about =BC=94 further out.
Question:- is there any adjustment to be made via the hinges? Can their
fastenings be loosened off and the hinges tapped inwards?
I am not overly hopeful, but you never know!
Simon
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class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>If the previous cover =
plates fit and the door did too, you should not have to adjust the door =
to get the cover plates to fit. When I installed new cover plates I =
recall trimming them at the edges against the sill and B pillar and also =
trimming them where they fit together at the 90 degree corner. I also =
had to enlarge the holes for the strike plate although there is not a =
lot of margin to do that. If you still want to adjust the door hinges, =
it is not likely possible if the car has not been restored and the =
hinges have not been loosened at the A pillar before. The nuts attaching =
the hinges to the pillar are likely to be =
rusted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>This presumes the plates =
are properly formed to begin with and the sill and B pillar are correct =
too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys =
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Simon =
Lachlan via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 30, 2022 2:30 =
PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Healeys' =
<healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Door =
fit<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Healey 3000, BT7 MkII.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>So, I put new new “Cover =
plates”, item 27 & new furflex into my 3000. The passenger =
side door became a rotten fit. Yes, it closed but there was a big =
gap.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>At =
first, I blamed the new furflex but that was another red herring. =
Actually, it was the “Cover plate” which was a lousy fit. =
Looked good, but the holes for the door “Striker”, item 31, =
were too small and did not allow for the striker to be adjusted =
inwards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Now, I got some aluminium sheet on order from which I will =
replicate the two shims as mine are really ropey. But, I notice that, =
whatever I do/however good the fit at the top of the door will be, the =
bottom will still stand about =BC” further =
out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Question:- is there any adjustment to be made via the =
hinges? Can their fastenings be loosened off and the hinges tapped =
inwards?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>I =
am not overly hopeful, but you never know!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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