meego

Well-Known Member

• Mar 25, 2021

• #1

I’ve finally got round to fixing my doors. Now I have it off I’m having my doubts, but I can weld and fabricate so going to have a go.

The bottom channel is completely gone so it’s going to be a bit of work, so we’ll see.

 

meego

Well-Known Member

• Mar 25, 2021

• #2

Has anyone done repairs before and if so, what did you use between the door skin and the mild steel frame ?

 

neilly

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• Mar 25, 2021

• #3

You can buy channels already shaped,

I would suggest googling as a few of the mags have had write ups on doing this job.
Britannica resto has done a few vids.

Cheers

 

meego

Well-Known Member

• Mar 25, 2021

• #4

neilly said:

You can buy channels already shaped,

I would suggest googling as a few of the mags have had write ups on doing this job.
Britannica resto has done a few vids.

Cheers

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I should have said I’ve got 2 lengths of channel from YRM. I was thinking of making my own channel but I’m glad I got the proper stuff now. I’m taking the skin off and hopefully it’s reusable.

 

Officerdibble

Active Member

• Mar 25, 2021

• #5

meego said:

I’ve finally got round to fixing my doors. Now I have it off I’m having my doubts, but I can weld and fabricate so going to have a go.
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The bottom channel is completely gone so it’s going to be a bit of work, so we’ll see.

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Repair bottom channel on my drivers door got a replacement channel of flea bay aftermarket the suppliers name paid 5p shy of £60 good quality fabrication with about 4" of uprights butt welded on hinge location holes in situ prepainted , just a case of peeling outer side bk cutting out the rot and welding in

 

Shippers

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• Mar 25, 2021

• #6

Just done this to a series 2 door...local machine shop bent repair piece for 11€ of which 10 was setting machine up...door skin has no corrosion bubbling through...going to paint steel frame which iv'e already rust converted and oxide primed with a roofing product we have here it's a rubberised paint in fact every join between steel and alloy on this resto is being treated the same way