I empathize, Phil. I did the same thing many, many years ago when I was 16,
and was backing my mother's brand new Corolla out of the garage. Door ajar,
it catches the side of the garage (not a box like you did), and really
mashes things. Darn!
Ever since then, I have consciously checked that the door is closed when
backing out........
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Frogeye
AN5L/636
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Vanner <pvanner@pclink.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
'mgs@autox.team.net' <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 9:05 AM
Subject: OUCH!
>I did something monumentally stupid this morning and hurt my Midget. I was
>backing out of the garage, heading for work and my door wasn't closed all
>the way. (Oooops - You can see this coming can't you?) As I'm backing out,
>the trailing edge of the door catches the top of a cardboard box (auto
>parts) and flips open. AAACK! I slam on the brakes, but not in time. The
>door catches the side of the garage and is forced open to about 90 degrees.
>The leading edge of the door puts a light crease in the side of the scuttle
>and damages the chrome strip. If the box hadn't been there I think I would
>have nailed the edge of the door against the garage which would have been
>much worse.
>
>Now the sheetmetal is very slightly bent out at the trailing edge of the
>scuttle, near the top, and the door seems to have moved backwards a bit.
>The aluminum cockpit surround (this is a sidescreen car) now just touches
>the rear of the door opening (and scratches the paint) when I close the
>door, but the shut line looks perfect. I have to try to push it forward a
>bit without doing further damage, I guess. How hard is it to adjust the
>doors? I hope I didn't bend a hinge. One of the guys in the local MG club
>is a really good body man, I'll have to swing by his work on the way home
>and see what he has to say.
>
>It's not like my car is particularly pretty but the body is in good shape
>and it really gets me to know that I did this myself.
>
>Phil Vanner
>Mk1 Midget
>
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