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The body shop takes a 2X4 about 3-4 ft. long and sticks it in the=0Alowe=
r pocket corner and bends the top of the door outward, CAREFULLY,=0Ajust=
a bit beyond where it fits perfect, and then releases the=0Apressure-ve=
ry scary to watch, but doors tops line up. Hank=0A=0A=09----------------=
-------------------------From: "Perry Small via=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "Micha=
el MacLean"=0ACc: "healeys"=0ASent: Wednesday March 16 2022 6:47:47PM=0A=
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fit=0A=0A This will not help Michael with his sit=
uation but it illustrates an=0Aold Austin axiom. =E2=80=9CCompletely bui=
ld the car before doing the finial=0Afinishes.=E2=80=9D Use all the part=
s and fasteners that you intend to use on=0Athe finished car and adjust=
things to get a decent fit. Dismantle and=0Afinal finish the bits. Reas=
semble.=0A Michael the door fit can be tweaked a bit to get the outer tr=
ailing=0Aedge to line up with the rear guard. The nice aluminum cockpit=
trim=0Acan be bent to fit better and you might have to use a spacer blo=
ck=0Abetween the trim and body inner body panel=0A P=0A=0A Sent from my=
iPhone=0A=0A > On Mar 16, 2022, at 6:43 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:=0A=
>=0A > =EF=BB=BF=0A > Just had the cockpit (can you still say that?) tr=
im powder coated=0Ato a very close facsimile of bright dip anodizing. In=
stalling the trim=0Abroght home the fact this car is a hodge podge of pa=
rts from many=0Adifferent cars. The doors are from another car. The inne=
r frame=0Asuperstructure was removed to do rust repair to the frame then=
welded=0Aback on. The frame was put in a fixture to keep it square and=
=0Astraight, but there was no such fixture to Weld the inner frame to th=
e=0A"ladder". You can see the result in the picture. By the way, the oth=
er=0Aside (driver's side) lines up fine. Another benefit from not having=
=0Athe original cockpit trim is some ends are too long and the holes in=
=0Athe doors and shrouds do not exactly line up with the holes in the=0A=
trim. Notice the angle of the screw head in the door trim.=0A > Mike Mac=
Lean=0A=0A
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<html><body>The body shop takes a 2X4 about 3-4 ft. long and sticks it i=
n the lower pocket corner and bends the top of the door outward, CAREFUL=
LY, just a bit beyond where it fits perfect, and then releases the press=
ure-very scary to watch, but doors tops line up. Hank<br><br><div class=
=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>--------------------------------------=
---</p>From: "Perry Small via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "=
Michael MacLean"<br>Cc: "healeys"<br>Sent: Wednesday March 16 2022 6:47:=
47PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fit<br><br>=0AThis will not help Michael=
with his situation but it illustrates an=0Aold Austin axiom. =E2=80=9CC=
ompletely build the car before doing the finial=0Afinishes.=E2=80=9D Use=
all the parts and fasteners that you intend to use=0Aon the finished ca=
r and adjust things to get a decent fit.=0ADismantle and final finish th=
e bits. Reassemble.<br>=0AMichael the door fit can be tweaked a bit to g=
et the outer trailing=0Aedge to line up with the rear guard. The nice al=
uminum cockpit trim=0Acan be bent to fit better and you might have to us=
e a spacer block=0Abetween the trim and body inner body panel<br>=0AP<br=
><br>=0ASent from my iPhone<br><br>=0A> On Mar 16, 2022, at 6:43 PM,=
Michael MacLean=0A<springer.mike51@gmail.com> wrote:<br>=0A><b=
r>=0A> =EF=BB=BF<br>=0A> Just had the cockpit (can you still say t=
hat?) trim powder=0Acoated to a very close facsimile of bright dip anodi=
zing.=0AInstalling the trim broght home the fact this car is a hodge pod=
ge=0Aof parts from many different cars. The doors are from another car.=
=0AThe inner frame superstructure was removed to do rust repair to the=
=0Aframe then welded back on. The frame was put in a fixture to keep=0Ai=
t square and straight, but there was no such fixture to Weld the=0Ainner=
frame to the "ladder". You can see the result in the picture.=0ABy the=
way, the other side (driver's side) lines up fine. Another=0Abenefit fr=
om not having the original cockpit trim is some ends are=0Atoo long and=
the holes in the doors and shrouds do not exactly line=0Aup with the ho=
les in the trim. Notice the angle of the screw head=0Ain the door trim.<=
br>=0A> Mike MacLean<br><br></healeys@autox.team.net></body></html>
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