phillip ridley Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Hello can anyone help I’m busy restoring a 1970 mk3 spitfire and having trouble with door gaps I have a half inch gap at the top and 3mm at the bottom on both side I have adjusted the doors as far as I can what can I do to put this right thanks .phill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Looking at the photos, your sills are completely shot so it seems likely that your tub has sagged. It's also possible that the A-pillar has moved. Looks like the tub is on the chassis but the chassis looks like it may have been painted, suggesting that the tub has been off the chassis. Best to do structural repairs to the tub before taking it off the chassis, but if it's put back on with the same spacers as before then you should still have a reasonable starting point. Best way to recover the situation is with adjustable door bars - the ones that can be fitted with the door in place. You may also need to get inventive with scissor kacs and blocks of wood if the A-pillar needs pushing back. A hard-top is a very useful thing to have to help set the windscreen surround position. This may help - it's a MkIV but similar principles apply http://sideways-technologies.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/7107-chriss-mkiv-basket-case/ Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip ridley Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks nick I will check the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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