littlejim Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 (edited) While I would have preferred not to touch the edge of the driver door, I thank Huey for lead loading. I shaved the bottom few inches to open the gap (silver soldered the 2 bits of skin and door edge back together) and have extended the upper edge with the lead. A bit more trimming tomorrow and it should be there. The silver insulating tape and black Texta mark the last bit of trimming. This is the naughtiest fudge I have done so far, although carving the outer sill shape out of MIG welding must come close, so when the time comes I probably have all the necessary qualifications for the DPO club membership. Spike once extolled the role of the grand piano in jungle warfare. One day I will explain the role of the Heinz baked bean tin, and the edge of a rotating drill in the lead loading of TR door edges, but only if you ask nicely. Edited February 2, 2010 by littlejim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
randall977 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do! If you push the bottom of the wing back into line with the sill doesnt that enlarge the gap at the bottom. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do! If you push the bottom of the wing back into line with the sill doesnt that enlarge the gap at the bottom. Stuart. Uh oh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Millward Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 (edited) Hey Jim, I bet I know what's going through your mind at the moment. Isn't it great messing with these cars. I got all this to look forward to... I received those Koni shocks you gave me..thanks heaps mate. By the way, how do you adjust them. Tony Edited February 2, 2010 by Tonymill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlejim Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Hey Jim, I received those Koni shocks you gave me..thanks heaps mate. By the way, how do you adjust them. Tony Tony you have to pull out the big rubber bump stop that's in the top bit, push the top fully down. This engages a nut on the bottom of the piston in the upper part, into a fixed 'dog' on the bottom part, and allows you to adjust the nut. Top section clockwise - stiffer; anticlockwise - softer. Worth resetting to zero and working your way up. Same number of turns for each. As far as I know only 'rebound' is affected; 'squish' stays the same. (If explanation no good, email me and I can scan page 85 of Alan Staniforth's 'High Speed Low Cost' which has a diagram of the process.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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