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I dare say this is over the hump now, The right hand sill is in place and the door fit was confirmed wiht the middle membrane welded in place. Closes just fine. Something yo meed to consider when doing this kind of work. The left had door is on to stay. Good thing cause I was getting tired of offering it up to check fit.   |
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Last Edit: Oct 11, 2021 1:50:29 GMT by bjornagn
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betenoir
Part of things
Afraid of the Light
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Oct 11, 2021 11:13:07 GMT
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made 1957-1965 and used floor pan suspension and steering off the morris minor with a 1500 engine External bonnet hinges identify this as a series 1, pre May 1960. I had three of these at one time. The nickname of 'poor man's Jag' was well deserved. |
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Rather than finish weld the new sill on the RH side, I decided to assemble the wing and door on the LH side. Glad I did. When the car arrived, the gap between the wing and the door was enough to get a finger in between, This was actually the case on both sides and since it was not a Triumph, I thought is a bit strange. When I first offered up the front wing to the new sill, the same large gap was apparent. Not only that but it tapered from top to bottom. The solution was to cut a 1/4" piece off the front of the new sill so that the leading edge of the sill lined up with the leading edge of the door. Not sure why this was required with a factory panel? That and it always makes me nervous when I have to slice and dice a unicorn horn to make ti fit. Tp those that wonder about the bubbles and blemishes in the paint, keep in mind this is original finish and the goal here is preservation, not restoration. ![]()    |
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Last Edit: Oct 16, 2021 1:24:40 GMT by bjornagn
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With the rear door installed I am calling the DS done. The doors line up perfectly at the painted body line and close better than when it arrived. Happy with the result. The passenger side sill is now welded in and the door hung. Bit of work will be needed to get the front wing to door gap just right   |
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Oct 18, 2021 13:54:20 GMT
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Getting closer to done on this job. Hopefully another full day and it should be finished. The RH wing put of a good fight. It had a poor fit when it arrived and was no better when offered up to the new sill. There was also damage to the wheelarch hegind the tire that might have been contributing. In the end, I am not as happy on this side as I was on the DS. I think the issue is more to do with the door but since the hinges are welded on to the car, there is not much I can do about it without opening up a long and expensive can of worms. I console myself in the fact that it is a lot better than it was,   |
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Oct 18, 2021 23:19:37 GMT
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What a lovely AND unlikely little car to end up where it did. Excellent work you’re doing to keep the car going for more generations to appreciate.
John, in Conn.
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And there she is, all ready to go home! Pushed the car out to wash the shop dust off. Mother nature helped with a bit of water donation, but still nice weather for October. Since all 4 wheels were off at some point during the work, I am leaving the hub caps off until I look up the torque spec for the lug nuts! Time to go find something else interesting to play with. Thanks for following along.   |
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That was like a great milky coffee from an overpriced shop.
Just right to make us want more…….
Great result, and thanks for the sharing, I certainly enjoyed it, as I always liked these, and watching you work makes me want to get on with my builds.
Car looks lovely.
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Wish I had seen this sooner, top job, gives me a bit of inspiration to go and weld my extremely rusty unicorn.
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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