LincolnSteve
Well-Known Member
Disco fan Steve (!)
Nice bit of progress on the engine. (Be interested to hear how the epoxy holds)
The doors are worth taking your time over. I expect a whole heap of trouble when I get to that stage myself. I plan to be very slow and careful especially with the alignment of the bulkhead and the rear tub. Those pesky door pillars have to be at the right position. Gut feeling is that if you get the tub and bulkhead / door pillars millimeter perfect you'll have the best chance to get the doors as good as is possible.
Break out the tape measure - measure across - diagonals within the door but also across and in between the gap between the tub and the bulkhead on the chassis. A flat garage floor will help with relative heights. Get your son involved - it is a real geometry project - pay back for all that homework!
I think you are right about taking my time. It's the main reason i've called a temporary halt over winter. I need it all out on the drive in dry weather and half reasonable temperatures. I need my wife at work and my son at school so I can get some peace to think. Even then all the old folks walk their dogs past the house and stop to chat. It's all very pleasant but it ruins your train of thought. I'm going to sort the tub out first. Apart from a bit of shimming there's not too much adjustment in it. I reckon that as long as it is level and square then it's the starting point and everything will have to be made to fit to it.