Reid,
It was a pain in the butt. Getting the 'rivits' out, three of them, was
the hardest. Once they are out, I simply did not want to play rivits
again, especially in the tight small space they were in. So, I used
some screws and bolts.
All in all, I would guess it took me 4-5 hours, but then I never claimed
to be the best mechanic in the world. What I do know, is my drivers
door now 'clicks' open and closed, and stays open. Horay!
And you could probably figure, if an idiot like me can do it, most
anyone could.
Brad
79 spitfire
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Simmons, Reid W wrote:
>
> Brad;
>
> Please let me know "the degree of difficulty" you encounter doing this task
> so that I can plan for it (I can only devote about 4 hours on Saturdays to
> work on my Spitfire.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bradley D. Richardson [mailto:brichard@us.oracle.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 8:51 AM
> To: Simmons, Reid W
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Door Stays
>
> Reid,
>
> Playing with the exact same problem myself right now. I don't know the
> technical words, but the 'lever' that is attached to the door, and 'goes
> into the hole' on mine was missing the top portion. Also, the 'gizmo'
> that this lever 'pops' on was broken completely. I'm currently taking
> both pieces out of my other spitfire, and will have them in today.
>
> Brad Richardson
> 79 spitfire
> Portland, Oregon
>
> ==============
>
> Simmons, Reid W wrote:
> >
> > Hello all;
> >
> > I have a problem (well, actually I have a LOT of problems but this one
> > refers to my Spitfire). When you open the doors there is that loud and
> > slightly annoying "pop" and the door will then stay open. However, the
> > driver's side door on my Spitfire no longer does that, and it has become
> > really annoying (more so than that loud pop) having the door close on you
> > before you're ready for it. Is there a way to fix this, and if so how?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Reid
> > '79 Spitfire (original owner)
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