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Can=E2=80=99t advise about the paint without seeing the car and knowing =
the scope of the work. However, I will say that people who do work on =
=E2=80=9Cmodern=E2=80=9D cars are completely unprepared for TR6 door =
gaps. These cars did not fit all that well when they were brand new. I =
would never allow my frame to be =E2=80=9Caligned=E2=80=9D with the body =
tub.
When I did my body-off restoration, my painter shimmed the body too much =
in back in order to get good gaps on the doors. (The frame was =
straightened and powdercoated.) I didn=E2=80=99t notice until it was =
time to install the rear bumper, and I had to shim that in order to =
clear the holes in the body.
My advice is to make sure the frame needs straightening without =
reference to how the body looks, then do the best you can with the gaps. =
That=E2=80=99s how they did it in Coventry.
Best, Tom=
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
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class=3D"">Can=E2=80=99t advise about the paint without seeing the car =
and knowing the scope of the work. However, I will say that people who =
do work on =E2=80=9Cmodern=E2=80=9D cars are completely unprepared for =
TR6 door gaps. These cars did not fit all that well when they were brand =
new. I would never allow my frame to be =E2=80=9Caligned=E2=80=9D with =
the body tub.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">When I =
did my body-off restoration, my painter shimmed the body too much in =
back in order to get good gaps on the doors. (The frame was straightened =
and powdercoated.) I didn=E2=80=99t notice until it was time to install =
the rear bumper, and I had to shim that in order to clear the holes in =
the body.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">My =
advice is to make sure the frame needs straightening without reference =
to how the body looks, then do the best you can with the gaps. That=E2=80=99=
s how they did it in Coventry.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Best, Tom</div></body></html>=
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