[Healeys] BN2 Door Quirk

[WILLIAM B LAWRENCE]

Whew! Fortunately not the beer...

> From: p_cquinn at tpg.com.au
> To: bspidell at comcast.net; healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 08:43:53 +1100
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN2 Door Quirk
> 
> G'day Bob
> 
> Yes that is something to contend with as far as the 100s are concerned.
> 
> Years back when I had a BN1 I used to do the shopping in it. Coming home one
> day I went quickly around a right hand corner (RHD car) only to find that
> the cardboard box holding the groceries shifted on the seat, pushed on the
> cable and deposited its contents in the middle of a very busy road. Eggs,
> milk, meat and vegetables everywhere.
> 
> Never do that again.
> 
> Hoo Roo
> 
> Patrick Quinn
> Blue Mountains, Australia
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob
> Spidell
> Sent: Tuesday, 30 December 2014 8:31 AM
> To: healeylist
> Subject: [Healeys] BN2 Door Quirk
> 
> Have the upholstery for our BN2 largely done so I slapped the driver's seat
> in and took her for a ride.  Car has a 'feature' I hadn't anticipated: When
> driving the 100 the driver's door kept popping open (embarrassing if not
> flat dangerous).  When driving my BJ8 I often rest/brace my left knee
> against the door panel.  Finally figured out that when I moved my knee to
> its usual 'left brace' position--the 100 has an opening in the door panel
> instead of a solid panel like the BJ8--my knee would hit the door opening
> cable and, well, the cable did what it was supposed to do!
> 
> Anyone else done this, or am I just a bozo (yeah, I'm askin' for it)?
> 
> Bob
> 
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