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OUCH!

To: "spridgets@autox.team.net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>, "'mgs@autox.team.net'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: OUCH!
From: Phil Vanner <pvanner@pclink.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:44:17 -0500
Reply-to: Phil Vanner <pvanner@pclink.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
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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