[Healeys] Need help with door panel retaining clips and weather-stripping...

[Douglas W Flagg]

This sounds like a case for Dr. Rich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
> Randy
>  
> If you get this question answered, I will be a happy camper.  I'm in 
>  the 
> exact same boat.  I, however, went crazy and replaced rusted A 
> pillars,  B 
> pillars, outriggers, floors, rockers; basically everything from the 
> center  frame 
> out so I figured I screwed up something big time.  I walked away 
> from  the car 
> several months ago in extreme disgust after spending a whole 
> s**tload of  time 
> beating on panels just to get the doors closed again with the 
> weather  strip 
> and latches in place.  Of course, after beating on metal, I had to  
> spend an 
> inordinate amount of time repairing all the chipped paint from the  
> process.
>  
> I'm thinking I should have let the car go to the "crusher".  I'm fed 
>  up with 
> this car!
>  
> Bill
> 64 BJ8
>  
>  
> In a message dated 1/10/2009 7:13:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> rdickson at midwestarchaeology.com writes:
> 
> Also, I  got my weather-stripping attached for the door.  Prior to  
> attaching
> the strip, I did have the door opening and closing smooth as  butter 
> and gaps
> looking very good.  Now everything looks like  sh*t.  I have to slam 
> the door
> t get it to latch.  I have  monkeyed around with the latch position 
> and bent
> the little metal flange  that hold the weather-strip inward.  It is 
> very
> slightly better but  still looks like hell and I have to slam and 
> push on the
> door.  The  weather-strip does not appear to be binding anywhere.  
> Thanks  in
> advance!
> 
> Randy 
> 
> 
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