Re: SER1 Door Diagonals (80)

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Hi Coen,

Thanks.  I suspect my biggest problem is the hinges, but I'd like to check 
that the doors are indeed square before moving on.  Both my lowers are 
presumably original, but the driver's side latch pulls forward (C-shaped 
painted red) while the passenger side latch is a rotary lever painted 
olive drab).  As the passenger side door is also the one that fits most 
poorly, I wonder if that door was from another Minerva; mine is 26631080, 
out of the second production batch.  Regarding the uppers, one side 
(forget which) has an aluminum panel.

I also wish to thank you again for the wiper motor assembly, which worked 
superbly and quietly whenever called upon during my recent trip, even with 
the overlength 28cm wiper blade fitted.

George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Coen Caminada wrote:

> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:56:33 +0200
> From: Coen Caminada <Coen@xxxxxxxx.xxxx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: SER1 Door Diagonals (80)
> 
> George E Sollish wrote:
>
>> Do we know what the diagonal dimensions are for the doors (top and bottoms 
>> separately) on a '52 Minerva?  If it makes any difference, Minervas 
>> persisted with the older 'reach through the flap' design through the end of 
>> 80" production.
>> 
>> It's time to start repairing things, and it's fairly obvious that either 
>> the doors or the openings are out of spec.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> George E Sollish    Chief Engineer        Auto Gear Equipment
>>             Project Manager        The Payne Lake Project
>> 
>> To change subscription see www.landrover.net/series1/mail
>> 
>> 
> George,
>
> I can measure my doors for you, but as far as I know, they are the same as 
> the earlier Land Rover doors, only made from iron.
> I do not know if my doors bottoms are the original (NOS) doors, but they were 
> made in Belgium. They are to nice to be 53 years old and on the car.
> My door tops are old and very rusty, and will be exchanged in the winter by 
> new ones, bought at van der Put in Belgium, one of the few Minerva parts 
> sources. He has a lot of military Minerva stock, but some parts are remade, 
> by example the exhausts.
>
> Greetings from Holland,
>
> Coen Caminada
>
>
>
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