FHC and DHC door size
Posted: 02 Jul 2010 18:55
Are the DHC doors the same size as the FHC ones? Or are the DHC ones just a fraction bigger?
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Posted: 02 Jul 2010 19:54
You're joking, right? [:0]
Posted: 02 Jul 2010 20:17
No I am not Right!!
I meant the length not the hight as I know that they are missing the top part of the frame, where the window goes.
I meant the length not the hight as I know that they are missing the top part of the frame, where the window goes.
Posted: 02 Jul 2010 22:24
They use the same door skins, sills, hinges, A and B pillars so they are the same
Jolyon
Jolyon
Posted: 02 Jul 2010 23:20
Thanks for that. My friends dad who was looking for some dhc doors was told that they were slightly longer than the fhc ones. I was sure this is not the case as some people get the coupe doors and cut the window frames of to get convertible doors.
Posted: 03 Jul 2010 00:44
if it's had major welding done (badly and not been jigged) then the body can distort giving the appearance of different size doors. Perhaps thats how the story of different size doors came about?
Rob.
Rob.
Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:26
I don't know about that.
I have a very early FHC (#764) and the door structure is slightly too small for the opening. This results in the seal barely touching the door , and not touching the seal at all in the bottom front corner, resulting in horrendous leaks. I have new seals installed but they still do not seal and I have had to glue additional rubber to the door edge in an effort to keep the water out. The skin fits well, with decent gaps, the problem is in the structure. This is in a car that has 100% solid sills and a literally rust free shell with no alignment problems. Could this be a bad early batch of doors? One of the legendary Speke problems?
I do have another pair of doors that I intend to try fitting over the winter. It will be interesting to see if the problem persists.
Rich
1975 TR7 ACL764U
I have a very early FHC (#764) and the door structure is slightly too small for the opening. This results in the seal barely touching the door , and not touching the seal at all in the bottom front corner, resulting in horrendous leaks. I have new seals installed but they still do not seal and I have had to glue additional rubber to the door edge in an effort to keep the water out. The skin fits well, with decent gaps, the problem is in the structure. This is in a car that has 100% solid sills and a literally rust free shell with no alignment problems. Could this be a bad early batch of doors? One of the legendary Speke problems?
I do have another pair of doors that I intend to try fitting over the winter. It will be interesting to see if the problem persists.
Rich
1975 TR7 ACL764U