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[koss]

You can buy dummy ones for people just wanting the lookClick here. sorry its in Japan.

[rozzer!]

cheers camp freddie! i wondered how i was going to make it work on my project i am doing! did you do any other strengthening at all?

[imabitnaughtyxx]

ive bought some of these dummy ones, cost me £75, they do not work, they constantly pop off when you open the door as they are stuck on, made of hollow plastic and very very cheap indeed. ive given up on the idea.

[camp freddy]

cheers camp freddie! i wondered how i was going to make it work on my project i am doing! did you do any other strengthening at all?

fitted some stiffeners on the 'a' panel, and put a plate in the door.

Edited by camp freddy, 06 December 2007 - 11:06 PM.

[Bungle]

now is it me or does that look like a cylinder head you have used



editnow you have changed the picture to make me look daft

[camp freddy]

now is it me or does that look like a cylinder head you have used

getting used to copying the IMG code, seems like you have to select the required photo
then copy the IMG code or it justs pastes the previously used picture...

Edited by camp freddy, 06 December 2007 - 11:09 PM.

[rozzer!]

cheers camp freddie! i wondered how i was going to make it work on my project i am doing! did you do any other strengthening at all?

fitted some stiffeners on the 'a' panel, and put a plate in the door.

how did you plate the door then?

[1984mini25]

ive bought some of these dummy ones, cost me £75, they do not work, they constantly pop off when you open the door as they are stuck on, made of hollow plastic and very very cheap indeed. ive given up on the idea.

You can buy a brand NEW proper external hinge set from mini spares for £80.

I’m too am doing this to my project, although I’m using the proper mk1/2 inner a panels and making up some beefy brackets for the inside of the doors.

[camp freddy]

cheers camp freddie! i wondered how i was going to make it work on my project i am doing! did you do any other strengthening at all?

fitted some stiffeners on the 'a' panel, and put a plate in the door.

how did you plate the door then?

The front fixing point is ok, for the rear one I cut a piece of 3mm sheet and shaped it to follow
the door contour and then bonded it to the inside of the door skin.

[rozzer!]

cheers camp freddie! i wondered how i was going to make it work on my project i am doing! did you do any other strengthening at all?

fitted some stiffeners on the 'a' panel, and put a plate in the door.

how did you plate the door then?

The front fixing point is ok, for the rear one I cut a piece of 3mm sheet and shaped it to follow
the door contour and then bonded it to the inside of the door skin.

thats kinda how i thought it would be done. did you use sikaflex or something similar?

[camp freddy]

Yep sikaflex from work.

[Dog]

I do have the Minimag guide somewhere on how to convert to exturnal hinges...
How come you never used the inner A-Panel Carl?

I did, found it a pain when trying to get the seam along the arch to line up. I also found to get the brackets in the doors, to be leathel with the grinder and cut a hole where the hinges are going to be, and get ur fingers in there and hope u can get the but on the hinge.

[camp freddy]

no reason, 'A' panels are strong enough as it is. all nuts are on, made two
holes in the doors with a step drill for access.

[rozzer!]

what i dont want to have happen is in 6 months time or so when harry is painted and looking loverly is that i open the door to do somethimg and have the door drop, thus setting me back againn while i have to reinforce the door and a post.

[Bungle]

i think the door is the weak point

they are a lot heavier than a MK1 door