TR2/3/3A Door fitting- graduate level

[CJD]

That white is beautiful...it gives a very deep look to the car.

Sorry I don’t think we helped much, but glad you figured it out. I would not have expected a shim that thick to fit. All that matters is that it works, though!

 

[Jim_Stevens]

That white is beautiful...it gives a very deep look to the car.

Sorry I don’t think we helped much, but glad you figured it out. I would not have expected a shim that thick to fit. All that matters is that it works, though!

And as it turns out, the RH door fit with no shimming required! Go figure...

 

[Graham H]

Looking at your door photo I think you could have moved the fender forward a little to even the gap at the top plenum area . A thiner shim would give you a better gap at the B pillar but if your happy with it that's all that matters. I see you have taken the latest instructions from the United Nations about how to address a group Y'all.

Graham

 

[DavidApp]

Looks great. I have always liked the way the TR3 looks in white.
The difference in the door gap is due to what happened to the tub in an earlier life. When I got my TR3 the drivers door would not fit by 1/4" and the passenger door gap was 1/2" too big.
Took a lot of work to get the doors to fit.

David

 

[Jim_Stevens]

Yeah, on the two LTD studs...very astute! The paint shop filled them in, much to my annoyance today. Easier than dealing with a drip I guess. What that means practically is that not only do I have to re-drill the holes, which is easy, but if I start drilling and am even close to the old hole, the drill bit will prefer the softer filler and wander in, leaving an elongated mess. Ask me how I know!

 

[sp53]

yes start with finding the old hole from inside maybe a mirror and drill a very small hole then work that out with small crafty rate tail files.