Ouch and double ouch!
Sorry to hear about your luck. I don't know enough about how to fix sheet
metal (only how to tear it up). But, I do feel for you.
Good Luck!
MIKE R
Phil
Phil Vanner wrote:
> 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
Vanner wrote:
> 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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