The fitment on the TR6 doors from the factory was not what you see on today's
cars. If you notice, the bottom of the door sticks out from the rear quarter
panel. This is factory. Lots of body shops have tried during restorations to
bring this back flush with the 1/4 panel. I would imagine there is a lot of work
involved in that ( body work not being one of my interests.) but the result,
however pleasing to the eye, is not original. As to the V-shape in the gap, my
car shows that attribute and, no, it hasn't been mickeyed with, so I have reason
to believe that it looked like that 22 years ago when I drove it off the Triumph
dealers showroom. BTW, I'm not a nut on originality nor would my car win any
awards. But I will jump in it anytime and go anywhere. I just like driving
Triumphs!
Jeff Johnson
56k original mile '76 TR6
Mark Stahlke wrote:
> On 03-Apr-98, johnw@wrq.com wrote:
>
> > Second question is much more involved. The car has about zero body
> > rot, but I still have a solid gap between the door and the rear body
> > panels, especially at the top. One would have to imagine a "V" to get
> > a picture of the gap from bottom to top. I am told this condition can
> > be corrected by replacing the worn rubber between the body and the
> > chassis. I can also reduce this gap to nil by raising the rear of the
> > car. Is the solution as simple as shimming via new rubber at the rear
> > end, or am I looking elsewhere?
> >
> > Thanks mightily
> > John
> > johnw@wrq.com
> >
>
> My 71 TR6 suffers from the same door gap problem. The trailing edge of the
> door fits very well at the bottom but there is a large (1/2 inch) gap at the
> top.
>
> Does anyone know the cause and the solution?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
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