Tuesday 18 December 2012

Doors and Fuel Tank

Decided to have a go at the fitting the doors as all the little bits I've been doing just don't seem to visually do anything and i fancied an enthusiasm uplift! I've heard that this is one of those jobs that is a pain in the arse to get right so I approached the job with this in mind. I bolted the hinge in place with the sandwich plates on the drivers side loosely fitted and then offered the door up. All seemed to fit well so I marked the holes to be drilled in the door, drilled them and bolted the door in place. A bit of adjustment and hey presto fits like a glove! Not sure what all the fuss is about!



 

The passenger side however was more of a pain as either the door is different or the body isn't symmetrical. Given what I've seen of it so far I would suggest it is the latter! They (Dax) know the moulds aren't right so why don't they fix it???!!!?!

Rant over! Same order of the day with the passenger side door but the return lip at the front required a little 'fettling' to stop it fouling the body. It fits well now but I think it will need a little more material taking out as the paint will build it up again.






Finally got the Tank bolted in too. Once again this should have been straight forward but wasn't. Mr Hammerite had bent the retaining straps to size but hadn't accounted for the foam liner that goes between the tank and the strap. A small amount of massaging with number one tool solved the issue. Impact engineering - love it!



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