On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Gary Ganoung wrote:
> I just dropped off my 74 TR6 to my body man for repainting. He noticed
> that the doors are both out of alignment and asked me if I wanted them
> aligned better.
> I told him that I wanted the doors left just a s they are due to
> originality issues.
> My recollection is that TR6 purists look for misaligned doors as a sign
> of originality. Seems to me that there have been several e-mail threads
> on this.
> Any comments??
OK, I'll "dive" into this one! :-)
Originality is fine and, in many instances VERY DESIREABLE. However, if
your bodyman can easily correct what one must assume was, well,
"indifferent" assembly of the car, I can't imagine anyone complaining
about that. Don't expect Lexus-like consistency of door seams or any
other body seams, but there's nothing wrong with good panel alignment.
Depending on how the misalignment shows itself, it might be considered a
deduction by some judges.
--Andy
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