Robert J. Donahue wrote:
> Just got a pair of replacement door checks (another part the DPO
> dispensed
> with). On the end that goes into the door pillar (not the door
> itself), does
> the washer go on the inside or outside? Should be easy to check, just
> open the
> door and see if there is a washer or not. Boy, so many things are
> missing on my
> car. I didn't even realize how many till I got a couple of books and
> catalogs.
> The DPO actually ripped out the upholstery panels and replaced them
> with ones
> cut out of pasteboard. Of course he didn't bother to put the fittings
> for the
> side curtains back on. (I guess he thought they weren't needed after
> he threw
> the curtains away!) Well, things could be worse. At least the wood is
> in good
> shape and there wasn't too much rust. Maybe we should start a thread
> on who
> has restored the worst basket case. Lets hear your story.
>
> Bob Donahue, Still Stuck in the '50s
> rdonahue@holli.com
> 52 MG-TD #17639 under DIY restoration, NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB still in shop, 19 months and counting
Hi Bob,
All of the door check hardware is out of sight, i.e.,
either insude of the door or through the pillar. Only the shaft shows,
longer part into the door.
Bud Krueger
52TD (Getting new (Apple) front shocks this weekend)
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