Fred, I don't have an impact driver, but do have a large Philips
screwdriver. I wasn't able to produce enough torque to crack the screws
until...I secured my Visegrips to the handle at a right angle, held my knee
against the end of the screwdriver to stop it from coming out of the screw,
and pushed down on the Visegrips. That got them out.
Good luck
Nick Moseley
(The large Philips screwdriver was part of the toolkit from an old VOLVO,
safe and handy!) (Okay, I'll stop grinding that particular axe now). :))
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Griffiths [mailto:griffco@mail.cadvision.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 11:25 AM
To: Bowen, Patrick A RP2; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Restoration Questions
Hi Patrick,
Here's 4 out of 5:
1. press the black plastic collar hard against the door panel, then with a
long
thin probe or punch, push out the rolled pin. Everything falls off after
that.
2. push the rubber seal downward into the door. Or, find each clip (about 6
I
think) and push them down into the door, and lift the rubber seal up. Look
for
the clips in the bottom of the door :-)
3. Not hard. apply contact cement to the arch and the vinyl. As you attach
teh
vinyl to the centre of the arch, stretch it as much as you can by hand. As
you
work the vinyl out to the edges, let it shrink and even compress it a bit.
Ther
will be wrinkles where the arch meets the wall, floor and trunk support, but
they are hidden later.
4. impact driver from local hardware and a hammer.
5. don't know
Cheers, Fred
Bowen, Patrick A RP2 wrote:
> Couple quick questions towards the restoration in a hurry project.
>
> How do I get the Window cranks/handles off?
> How do I get the rubber seal at the top of the door off?
> How hard is it to recover the wheel arches yourself with regular vinyl?
> How do I get the door strike plates off? (yes I know you unscrew them, but
I
> don't have king kong at my house)
>
> Has anyone ever contemplated filling up the rocker panels with foam
> insulation (like you get at home depot in the aerosol can) I was thinking
> that might help keep moisture out, or would it suck it in??
>
> Thanks
> Patrick Bowen
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