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One thing on my BN2/100M that has bothered me is the small door opening radius of the stock "check strap" assemblies. The doors simply do not open as far/wide as on a 6 cylinder car and I have even purchased new assemblies to make sure mine were not correct or wrong somehow. The radius is simply limited by the length of the actual check strap, a piece of 1/2 inch by 1/8 inch thick mild steel. So, maybe I could make it a bit longer ? Found the exact same size in a length of aluminum flat stock 1/2 x 1/8 at my local hardware store. Used aluminum for the ease in working with it. Took the old one apart which is not difficult and using the original check, measured about how much more I would need but did not cut it yet. The stock piece has about a 45 degree bend in it so I put the entire length of the new flat alum stock in my vise and heated it up using a simple propane torch and after doing that for about a minute was able to slowly bend the new alum to match the bend in the original piece. That distorts it some so then used my lead knock off hammer and straightened it out as a blacksmith would work metal. Might have put some minor scars on it but able to polish that back up later. Used the entire 6 foot length to give me enough leverage to bend it. Then cut it about one inch longer, rounded the ends, cut holes and put it back together and that extra inch gives me a radius similar to my BN6 and makes it much easier to get in and out of the 100-4. Looks stock and works great. Didn't take any pics while doing it but really simple to do.
Regards,
Mike
One thing on my BN2/100M that has bothered me is the small door opening radius of the stock "check strap" assemblies. The doors simply do not open as far/wide as on a 6 cylinder car and I have even purchased new assemblies to make sure mine were not correct or wrong somehow. The radius is simply limited by the length of the actual check strap, a piece of 1/2 inch by 1/8 inch thick mild steel. So, maybe I could make it a bit longer ? Found the exact same size in a length of aluminum flat stock 1/2 x 1/8 at my local hardware store. Used aluminum for the ease in working with it. Took the old one apart which is not difficult and using the original check, measured about how much more I would need but did not cut it yet. The stock piece has about a 45 degree bend in it so I put the entire length of the new flat alum stock in my vise and heated it up using a simple propane torch and after doing that for about a minute was able to slowly bend the new alum to match the bend in the original piece. That distorts it some so then used my lead knock off hammer and straightened it out as a blacksmith would work metal. Might have put some minor scars on it but able to polish that back up later. Used the entire 6 foot length to give me enough leverage to bend it. Then cut it about one inch longer, rounded the ends, cut holes and put it back together and that extra inch gives me a radius similar to my BN6 and makes it much easier to get in and out of the 100-4. Looks stock and works great. Didn't take any pics while doing it but really simple to do.
Regards,
Mike
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