On with the bodywork now so first job is a dry fit of all doors and wings front and back, boot and bonnet to check the alignment. The initial alignment is pretty good, I will need to do some fine adjustments after everything has been repaired and welded. This post will only cover the front doors.
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| O/S/F door showing extent of corrosion before stripping door down |
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| Removing the door panel is quite straight forward, first remove the window winder handle by pushing down the black plastic trim piece with a couple of screwdrivers then tap out the securing pin with a small punch |
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The door panel is now easily removed it is held in by push in clips and a couple of metal tags. This door panel has been off before, there is a spring missing behind the winder handle and the panel access covers are missing
Repair panels in place to see if they will cover the extent of the corrosion, here we have the inner panel with rubber seal holder and end plate closing panels
Outer door skin in place, more than enough here to repair the door so on with stripping down
Some careful measuring to make sure the door stays the same size and the swage fold stays in the same place, thanks to Graham Morton for this tip. If you've not worked it out yet the swage is 165mm from the bottom of the door |
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Window regulator removal, this is held in place with four bolts, to remove the glass from the regulator there are a couple of folded over spring clips and a horseshoe type clamp which all clamp the glass in place with felt pads. The glass slides out of the top when the top seals have been removed and the regulator comes out of the access holes
Glass runners removed, each held in place with a two M7 nuts accessed from a couple of holes in the outside of the door |
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| Interior door handle and facia are removed by undoing a 24mm chrome nut and turning the handle 90 degrees, the lock rod can now be unhooked |
