Hi All,
I'm trying to get the rear of my Disco 300tdi straightened up and I want to make sure I'm getting it back to the correct spec when it all goes back together. The rear cross member has always been a bit 'spongy' and I was aware of the rust when I bought it, but perhaps underestimated the extent of the corrosion until I took it all apart. The rear door has always squeaked and scraped on the ribbed plastic strip that sits just underneath it, and I've always had to lift the door slightly to open/close it without it scraping across this bit, but it got to the point I couldn't lift it enough to stop it scraping. Obviously when I put the new cross member in I want the door to be the right height, and I'm assuming it's just dropped because the guide thing on the bottom of the door is sat on an unsupported bit of metal that is pretty much floating in mid air now, but to confirm this I'm trying to find measurements for where the door should sit relative to the rest of the rear aperture.
So far I've managed to strip out all the boot and started cleaning up to find where I'm going to have to patch, and I plan on taking off the quarter panels, supporting the body on acrows and then put in a piece of square tube across the door frame to keep everything lined up while I cut out the remaining bits of metal and weld in the new piece, but I want to make sure I'm starting with the correct measurements and that the door will open and close freely once everything is back together.
Is there a record of the correct measurements for where the door should be positioned within the hole anywhere I can access or can anyone provide measurements to a good solid point from their own D1, or is it just a case of putting it all in and seeing where I need to adjust? I would like to get as much right as possible before I start removing doors and windows so I don't have to leave it like that for too long as I'm doing this outside with no cover.
I'm trying to get the rear of my Disco 300tdi straightened up and I want to make sure I'm getting it back to the correct spec when it all goes back together. The rear cross member has always been a bit 'spongy' and I was aware of the rust when I bought it, but perhaps underestimated the extent of the corrosion until I took it all apart. The rear door has always squeaked and scraped on the ribbed plastic strip that sits just underneath it, and I've always had to lift the door slightly to open/close it without it scraping across this bit, but it got to the point I couldn't lift it enough to stop it scraping. Obviously when I put the new cross member in I want the door to be the right height, and I'm assuming it's just dropped because the guide thing on the bottom of the door is sat on an unsupported bit of metal that is pretty much floating in mid air now, but to confirm this I'm trying to find measurements for where the door should sit relative to the rest of the rear aperture.
So far I've managed to strip out all the boot and started cleaning up to find where I'm going to have to patch, and I plan on taking off the quarter panels, supporting the body on acrows and then put in a piece of square tube across the door frame to keep everything lined up while I cut out the remaining bits of metal and weld in the new piece, but I want to make sure I'm starting with the correct measurements and that the door will open and close freely once everything is back together.
Is there a record of the correct measurements for where the door should be positioned within the hole anywhere I can access or can anyone provide measurements to a good solid point from their own D1, or is it just a case of putting it all in and seeing where I need to adjust? I would like to get as much right as possible before I start removing doors and windows so I don't have to leave it like that for too long as I'm doing this outside with no cover.
