Metalwork continues , will post more pics soon .
As for the fit/quality of the new doors and wings .
Wings get a 7.5/10 , the vents had to be reduced in width so they fit around the foot boxes ,they were too wide so the bottom edge of the wing would not meet the body as the vent was interfering with the footbox . We also relocated that short U brace between the inner wheel arch and the footbox on the passenger side to below the rally vent so you can’t see it through the vent opening .
Passenger rear wing had a bulge in it which resulted in having to cut a small wedge at the top of the arch to make it pull in . You could tell from behind the cars hips were different sizes .
Swage lines on both rear wings had to be repositioned to suit the doors . They were 1/4” off .
Doors , 3/10 ...Where do I start the drivers door frame was 3/4” taller than the passenger door , the indent for the door handle was 5/8” to close to the back edge of the door so the handle didn’t fit if the latch was in place .
The cutout for the door latch on the drivers door was 1/4” off where it should be .
The top edge of the door where the aluminum cockpit trim fits is wrong so when the door is closed the back edge of the top of the door is 3/4” too far out so the cockpit trim doesn’t flow in one smooth line .
Maybe I got a Monday door and a Friday door ?..
The rear shroud which is original to the car fits and so does the original rear cockpit trim so we know the rear of the car is correct .
we have looked at dozens of pics of interiors from all kinds of angles and you can clearly determine that the top edge of the door is not dead straight . It has the curve up to where it meets the dash/windshield pillar then it would have a very slight curve so that it’s edge flows to meet the rear cockpit trim .
We proved this to be correct as the original door cockpit trims when held in place at the front edge of the door where it curves line up correctly with the rear cockpit trim the top of the doors at the rear is way off .
My repro doors are dead straight (at the moment) My Metal guy is going to cut the top edge from the back for about 8” and add a wedge of material to move the top edge inward so the cockpit trim all lines up .
There’s nothing you can do but accept and modify as it’s written in block letters that the doors “will need work to fit your car “ and are non returnable .
Hopefully by the end of this coming week the major mods and fitting will be done and it’s down to the fine tweaking before it all comes off for the superstructure to be painted .
I sure hope so as my healey bank account is in hemorrhage mode right now !!!!!