[Roadsters] Door gap and hinges (was "Re: A few questions")

[ppeters914 at comcast.net]

Hiya, Greg.

Similar discussion on the 311s.org forum:

<http://www.311s.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7443>

Lemme know if your dial-up connection cannot handle it.

Pete

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Keith0alan at aol.com
> In a message dated 3/11/2008 1:25:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
> gregs672liter at netzero.net writes:
> 
> Third,  does anyone know if the door hinges vary in thickness or other  design
> features year to year?  Top to bottom? I have a larger gap  (particularly at
> the top) than I like on my passenger door to fender and  despite all my 
> fitting
> efforts have not been able to reduce it as much as I  want. 
> 
> 
> Door hinges wear out the pins and they also bend easily. Both cause the  
> doors to be impossible to line up properly. I've still got some replacement pins  
> we had made a while back and I can put together hinge straitening instructions 
>  if there is any interest. That is also something I drag along to Shasta. 
>  
> The door hinges are quite thin. You really don't want to lean on the door  
> when it's open or use it to hoist your self out of the car. 
>  
> keith
> 
> 
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