[TR] TR4A - Adding and aligning doors question

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"loose fit" - you will need to tighten bolts sufficiently to hold the door in place for opening/closing.  for me that was more than 'finger' tight.  
Also - put a piece of blue painter's tape around the edges (both on door and opening) so that you don't swear at yourself later...  btd &%* that
 
 
Carl


Nov 15, 2010 11:39:19 PM, guy at genfiniti.com wrote:

Listers,

Making great progress on the restoration!
Now I am ready to tackle the doors.

The doors are rebuilt, and I'm ready to align the gaps, etc.
I got the windshield frame (with the finisher piece) added already, as well as
the door striker and catch (loosely) on the B post.
Please look over my planned steps and let me know if I should do something in
a different order, or forgot something.

1. Add the outer rubber seal
2. Add the inner fuzzy seal
3. Loose fit the doors to the tub, so they can be "closed".
4. Align the doors left to right, top to bottom, to eyeball perfection using
spacers between the door and body. (I understand I may have to add/remove
shims from the body mounts to get this right.)
5. Raise the window to make sure it fits into the windshield's seal. If not
correct, tweak the angle of the windshield frame.
6. Repeat for other side.
7. Only when both doors are eyeball perfect, and the raised windows seal, then
tighten everything up (door mounts, windshield frame)
8. Check. If imperfect, fine tune. When as "good as it gets", beer.

Anywhere I should do these in a different order?
Any other tidbits of excellent, or even mediocre, advice?



Cheers,

Guy D. Huggins
1965 Triumph TR4A
CTC 63569LO

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