Section : Doors

The bottoms dropped out of my world 

Posted By : Jonathan Pashley, 30-Dec-2005, 02:15pm

• The bottoms dropped out of my world 

  Posted By : Ian Mulford, 30-Dec-2005, 02:21pm

  Looking at the subject I immediately thought... "Better than the world dropping out of your bottom!"
  
  Sorry, not very helpfull I know but it is friday afternoon and I'm trying to pass the time at work

  • The bottoms dropped out of my world 

    Posted By : Colin Wake, 30-Dec-2005, 02:24pm

    Why don't you just put gaffer tape over the holes, much easier than welding them, and they can't argue that doors are structural, can they???
    
    Bit of a bodge, but it ges the car back on the road quicker!
    
    Colin

  • The bottoms dropped out of my world 

    Posted By : Jonathan Pashley, 30-Dec-2005, 02:57pm

    Ha Ha Ian
    I know - I work in Bradford and the world falls out of my bottom very frequently
    
    Jon
    

    • The bottoms dropped out of my world 

      Posted By : John Davies, 30-Dec-2005, 05:14pm

      Jonathan,
      Ignore the premature revellers above!
      
      A 'door bottom' is like you have taken an angle grinder to cut off the lower six inches or so of the door, and then peeled the door skin away. You cut off the rust lace, affix the new metal (make sure that it's at the right height, or your 'new' door won't be) and weld in place. The lower door skin explains itself, and you put it on after the above. 'Joddleing' ( Ze Yodelleing I mean not, mein Herr) the edges of the new section will help to the new skin in fairly. Also, loosen the lower edges of the old skin above thecut where they grip the door edges, so that you can slide the top edge of the new skin under the old. This will make it unlikely for rain to seep through, but you will need to nmake the joint firm with spotwelds and fair with filler.
      
      The shape of the door bottom is quite complex, so a fabrication could be quite expensive. Fitchetts may be cheaper than Rimmers, as they supply panels for most other traders. They don't have a website, but advertise in the Courier. Tel: 01952-619585/620434. See also http://www.standard-triumph.com/messageboard2005.a...
      
      Happy New Year!
      John

      • The bottoms dropped out of my world 

        Posted By : William Davies, 30-Dec-2005, 06:16pm

        I don't think many Spitfire panels originate with Fitchett, most are made by Heritage or Steelcraft, all part of the same distribution nowadays.
        Cheers,
        Bill.

      • The bottoms dropped out of my world 

        Posted By : Ian Mulford, 31-Dec-2005, 00:50am

        Premature revellers? We've just been in training lol

        • The bottoms dropped out of my world 

          Posted By : Andrew Stanton, 04-Feb-2006, 06:33pm

          Alternatively get a 'good' second hand door from the Spitfire Graveyard. They've got hundreds.