Jay,
>1. The rubber/felt trim from Sunbeam Specialties that goes down the rear
>edge of the windshield frame, around the side of the dash, and then down
>the front of the door opening, keeps pulling up at the spot where the
>frame meets the side of the dash. Rick thought that there should be pop
>rivets there to hold it, but I do not have any holes there from before.
My early MK1 Tiger had rivets there, but I just slipped on new stuff years
ago and it stayed by itself...
Now that you mention it, I think there may have been clips there to hold
the dash pad to the seam under the rubber/felt... I'll try to remember
to take a look tonight..
>2. The chrome door latch on the rear of one of the door frames (not the
>part on the door) with two counter sunk bolts, will not stay tight. After
>a week or so, it slides out a little, stopping the door from staying flush
>when closed. There are no lock washers in there -- although I don't think
>I've seen them on any other car. I thought I might need to get new bolts
>with cleaner slots than the worn out ones I have. I also though I might
>slightly lubricate the edges of the heads (I saw an e-mail from some guy
>with wire wheels on a MG who said such lubrication was necessary where the
>edge of the wire wheel hit the hub to allow the metal surfaces to slide
>enough to get fully tightened). Any thoughts?
Yes, I know exactly what you mean.. mine does that too. I get several
months between having to re-adjust it though. Locktight would be my best
guess to fix it.. I always think about it but when the door rufuses to
latch, I am usually miles from the garage... I carry a BIG screwdriver
in the console to fix it! Don't you just love them LBCs.. On mine,
I have the rubber tube attached to the felt type trim there (not original)
and it is really too thick so the door won't close all the way without
adjusting it too tight. Lubricating it might make it worse I would think.
Gary Winblad
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