My search for a replacement door found me a re-skinned surface rust only door. It was fairly cheap, i cant quite remember now how much, but not a lot. As previously mentioned there were a few pin holes, ill repair these later, but for now i took it back to bright metal with a flap wheel on the grinder and covered in a good few layers of etch primer.
Its funny how primer makes everything look great! I love it! I need to be careful not to spray everything before its done!
With the new door looking good i hung it on the newly fitted a-post and adjusted the hinges for best fit. The gaps look good, but i may have issues with the fit of the a-post cover as the gap between a-post and door is not huge. Ill overcome it somehow.
I was concerned over the angle at which the new door meets the scuttle. It looked to protrude way out. A quick question on the MG BBS informed me that it was actually fine and the wind shield when installed would line up to the protrusion and make a nice seal with the door. A relief!
All in i was pleased to see new panels covered with primer and it gives me hope! I love this picture and take great pride in showing it!
So far the panels i have replaced include: RH Floor Pan, RH Cross Member, RH Foot Well Front, RH Foot well Side, RH A-post, RH Inner Sill, RH Door!
Not a bad effort for just over a years work occasional weekends. Roll on summer!
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