Thread: Time for a Re-fit

I've been playing with the doors this weekend.

I fitted them, but I have decided that I don't like the finish on the paint. I rushed the prep last weekend and the surface was not as smooth as it should have been prior to top-coating.

I am going to take a little time and decide if I can live with it - or if I'll be getting out the emery paper.

John

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

I've been playing with the doors this weekend.

I fitted them, but I have decided that I don't like the finish on the paint. I rushed the prep last weekend and the surface was not as smooth as it should have been prior to top-coating.

I am going to take a little time and decide if I can live with it - or if I'll be getting out the emery paper.

John

Wow, that is dedication. I would be 'stuff it, it'll do' although my purpose for fixing up a series is probably very different to yours....

Thanks mate,

Yeah - maybe I am getting too pernickety, given that it's not actually a restoration and I've never been aiming for a perfect finish. The thing is that I don't mind some scuffs and scrapes and old dents as they are part of the Landy, but unevenly-removed old paint under the new stuff just grates on me because it says I was impatient and rushed things and is just the sort of scrappiness I was trying to avoid.

I'll think about it for a while, anyway. The doors look alright from most angles.....

Cheers,

John

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Thanks mate,

Yeah - maybe I am getting too pernickety, given that it's not actually a restoration and I've never been aiming for a perfect finish. The thing is that I don't mind some scuffs and scrapes and old dents as they are part of the Landy, but unevenly-removed old paint under the new stuff just grates on me because it says I was impatient and rushed things and is just the sort of scrappiness I was trying to avoid.

I'll think about it for a while, anyway. The doors look alright from most angles.....

Cheers,

John

Yes, and you've always been a perfectionist with that car. From the day you bought it. Why change now?

Here are a few photos from a week or two ago: hinges going on, as well as making a seal and retaining ring for the overdrive selector.

I am leaving the stainless steel bolts unpainted. The captive nuts in the firewall were all intact when I got the firewall (which was certainly a good thing) and I have run the bolts through their threads several times, covered in anti-seize paste, before fitting them.

John

Looks awesome coming together, have to say seeing other peoples progress motivates me to get on and do things to mine... keep up the good work!

actually, just a question quick, the nuts in the firewall for the door hinges - how does one get a spanner to them as i cant seem to find a hole anywhere and they are doing a nice job of spinning round in circles when i try to take them off without it.

~Dan

Originally Posted by 450Dan

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actually, just a question quick, the nuts in the firewall for the door hinges - how does one get a spanner to them as i cant seem to find a hole anywhere and they are doing a nice job of spinning round in circles when i try to take them off without it.

~Dan

You don't. They are 'captive' nuts. The square nuts are in pressed sheet metal holders that are clipped into the holes in the bulkhead*. The bottom ones you may have a chance of getting some sort of spanner on from the bottom, but the top ones you will almost certainly have to drill or grind off the heads, and you will be able to remove them with the hinge off.

John

* Late ones are slightly different - the nut is welded to a sheet steel holder, but doesn't really change the situation.

I'll second JDNSW's reply, they are a pain when they rust up! I like the idea of antisieze, I think I'll take my hinges back off and do that!

Thanks John for the good tip and great photos!