Phil,
On the later sprites, and I assume yours is the same, if you take off the
door lining you get access to the bolts which fix the door to the hinges.
The bolt holes are slotted and you can adjust the positioning of the door,
although I find it quite a difficult job to get it exactly right. The bolts
holding the hinges to the A post ( door pillar) are also slotted for
adjustment. If you do move these then just slaken the bolts a little, don't
undo them too much, and adjust a very small amount at a time, checking the
door frequently for alignment and for clearance all round, open and closed.
Patience needed, but you will get it right !
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Vanner <pvanner@pclink.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
'mgs@autox.team.net' <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 14 April 1999 16:53
Subject: OUCH!
>I did something monumentally stupid this morning and hurt my Midget. I was
>backing out of the garage, heading for work and my door wasn't closed all
>the way. (Oooops - You can see this coming can't you?) As I'm backing out,
>the trailing edge of the door catches the top of a cardboard box (auto
>parts) and flips open. AAACK! I slam on the brakes, but not in time. The
>door catches the side of the garage and is forced open to about 90 degrees.
>The leading edge of the door puts a light crease in the side of the scuttle
>and damages the chrome strip. If the box hadn't been there I think I would
>have nailed the edge of the door against the garage which would have been
>much worse.
>
>Now the sheetmetal is very slightly bent out at the trailing edge of the
>scuttle, near the top, and the door seems to have moved backwards a bit.
>The aluminum cockpit surround (this is a sidescreen car) now just touches
>the rear of the door opening (and scratches the paint) when I close the
>door, but the shut line looks perfect. I have to try to push it forward a
>bit without doing further damage, I guess. How hard is it to adjust the
>doors? I hope I didn't bend a hinge. One of the guys in the local MG club
>is a really good body man, I'll have to swing by his work on the way home
>and see what he has to say.
>
>It's not like my car is particularly pretty but the body is in good shape
>and it really gets me to know that I did this myself.
>
>Phil Vanner
>Mk1 Midget
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