[TR] tr-3 door work question

[Carl TR]

dimple is on opposite side of the handle opening.  I worked on it yesterday 
and had no effect.

my oil can is about the size of a larger dinner plate -15-16".  I built a 
jig so that the door is standing upright and I have an adjustable (ratchet) 
cargo bar set up to press out on the metal during the process...  Will try 
Tom Householder's suggestion at that point.  IF that doesn't work, then I 
have a an old sanding wheel I'll try on the backside to 'heat/shrink' the 
stretched metal.

Wish me luck.
C



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Nafziger" <nafzigerg at yahoo.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 4:24 PM
Subject: [TR] tr-3 door work question


> just some thoughts to further confuse.LOL
>
> I'm wondering about the "dimple"
> near the door handle.  some times on the outer edge of a panel where 
> there's a
> curve...........a dent there will cause the oil can effect to happen on
> metal on beside the dimple.  It's like the dent holds the oil can in 
> stress.
> maybe removing that "dimple" by hammer from inside will release the larger
> area............helping to remove the "oil can".  I'm not sure how large 
> the
> oil can is...............
>
> I had the same thing on my tr-3 on the "saddle" in
> front of the boot lid area.  That "oil can dent" was about the size of a 
> small
> dinner plate.  I used an old well worn grinding wheel to build heat and it 
> did
> bring the metal out and solid although not to the original shape.  It was
> close enough and solid and i"ll finish off with a skim of bondo.
>
> gary n.
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