[Healeys] Do 2+2's Have Longer Doors?
WILLIAM B LAWRENCE
YNOTINK at msn.com
Wed Apr 12 14:18:57 MDT 2017
I got rocker panels from British Car Specialists. They supply Kilmartin parts. These have the correct curvature in the vertical and lateral dimensions to allow the proper visual sweep from wheel well to wheel well. Most replacements are made on a brake and as such the panels are dead straight and don't look right. As far as other dimensions I found significant differences from side to side on my car and I'm not sure if those are a result of original production or a later rebuild.
Bill Lawrence
BN1 #554
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Ian Hey <rianhey at btinternet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 9:01:41 AM
To: 'Craig Cooper'; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Do 2+2's Have Longer Doors?
Your sills sound like normal UK replacement ones – none of them fit, and many are curved so they do not give an even door to sill gap. I had to cut, weld and lead mine to make the raised portion line up with the door, and a friend just gave up with UK sourced ones and ordered two from Kilmartin which were much better.
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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Craig Cooper
Sent: 11 April 2017 17:09
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Do 2+2's Have Longer Doors?
I'm finishing up on metalwork on a BN7 and replaced the outer sills with ones sourced through Moss, but I believe they came from AH spares. To make them fit my car, I had to section them by about 5/8" as the raised portion that goes under the door was at least that much longer than the door and desired door gap. Not a big deal to do, but has me scratching my head. The bottoms of my doors are a hair over 30-1/2", if anyone with a BN4 or BT7 and a tape measure wants to check theirs and report.
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