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There are all kinds of adjustments to be made and each one changes the one...or two...or three before which means lots of back and forth. This also explains why Miller and I drink
Push the body in as far as you can get it at the leading edge of the door and stake it down.
Pull it outward about an inch just ahead of the rear wheel (I slot the rocker panel so that the body can be easily adjusted in or out as necessary)
Put a nice fat washer between the door and hinge on the lower front mounting stud the install all 4 bolts leaving them just loose enough that you can move the door fore/aft/up/down.
Loosen the hinge to chassis button head screws just enough that the hinge plate can also move up/down/in out
Position the door in the opening then begin snugging the hinge plate to chassis screws and then the hinge to door screws.
This will get you in the general vicinity. From here is where the fine tune adjustments come into play---you'll be moving the door forward or back on the hinge as well as rotating it to tip the end up or down. You'll also be moving the hinge plate on the chassis to move the door up or down and also moving the upper or lower in or out as needed to match the door to the body. Along with this you also move the lower edge of the body in or out (hence the slots). There's going be a whole bunch of give & take and back & forth in the process. Once you are pretty well satisfied with the door's position you can go ahead and mount the striker to the chassis. By the way, please do not bend the tab! Use a countersink and put a chamfer on the striker hole that engages the latch plunger. Retract the latch and assure that the plunger pulls back all the way...if it isn't flush with the latch body file the tip back until it is. Now, hang the latch on the plunger and close the door to it---this shows you where the latch needs to mount (ignore the 4 dimples in the fiberglass). Almost 100% guaranteed that you'll need one of the laser cut latch spacers on the driver's side (about 50/50 for the passenger side). Even with that it is sometimes necessary to elongate the slot in the striker tab to get enough adjustment range.
As I said, that'll just get you started enough to make the doors operate. Once "your painter" gets ahold of it the process will start all over again and it'll still have a long way to go before it ends up like this:
Hope that helps and good luck!
Jeff
Last edited by Jeff Kleiner; 08-10-2019 at 11:08 AM.
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Who sells the laser cut latch spacers and how thick are they? Maybe I can mock it up with some washers for now.
The passenger side practically just fell right into place. The driver's door is giving me fits and I think maybe it's about time for me to start drinking as well Thanks for all the tips. I think I will finish up the passenger side door latch and then tackle the driver's side again a little later.
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Originally Posted by
shark92651
Who sells the laser cut latch spacers and how thick are they? Maybe I can mock it up with some washers for now.
The passenger side practically just fell right into place. The driver's door is giving me fits and I think maybe it's about time for me to start drinking as well
Thanks for all the tips. I think I will finish up the passenger side door latch and then tackle the driver's side again a little later.
They should be included in your kit. I think they were with the door latch assembly.
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My latch spacers were with the leather straps.
JR
Mk4 complete kit #9059 ordered 1/19/17 delivered 3/23/17, 2015 IRS, Fortes/DART347,TKO 600, hyd clutch, P/S, 12.88 wilwood brakes front and rear, heater/defrost and vintage gauges
First start and go-cart 4/11/18. Taken To Whitby Motorcars Greensboro, N.C. 2/5/21 for body/paint
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Originally Posted by
shark92651
Who sells the laser cut latch spacers and how thick are they? Maybe I can mock it up with some washers for now.
The passenger side practically just fell right into place. The driver's door is giving me fits and I think maybe it's about time for me to start drinking as well
Thanks for all the tips. I think I will finish up the passenger side door latch and then tackle the driver's side again a little later.
If you can't find the ones that should have come with your kit, call FFR. I'm sure they will sell you some.
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jrcuz
My latch spacers were with the leather straps.
JR
Thank you! Now I also found the washers and nuts for the strikers that I couldn't locate this morning either (and went to Lowes to purchase). I have probably purchased quite a bit of hardware that I have somewhere but just couldn't locate after 1.5 yrs
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This is a great plan.
"I think I will finish up the passenger side door latch and then tackle the driver's side again a little later."
This probably won't be the only time to employ it. It is often best to just walk away. Take a day or week off from that particular task and get some other stuff done. Then come back to it some Am when you are fresh and it will seem less daunting.
FFR MkII, 408W, Tremec TKO 500, 2015 IRS, DA QA1s, Forte front bar, APE hardtop.
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The door can go forward a bit &/or be trimmed at the rear but really, for now this will do just fine.
Jeff
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Door latches....hair loss.....Rum.....YOU'RE ENTERING...…"THE TWILIGHT ZONE" do do do do, do do do do. (A) You can use a crescent wrench on the frame tab for the striker to give it a tweek.(3) Driver side pin does not seat in the hole.....make a bigger hole in the stricker.(3) Get rid of the external spring on the door latch and lube assy with Tri Flow .(4) Retract the pin with the handle and file the proud end of the pin so it's flush or below.(D) Needs to be correct on three planes....plains......plains in a hangar or planes in a hanger or pla.....damn it! I have center field so screwed up nobody can play it ! …..JK ! we need to make a video......Batman and Robin (aka CAPT. O-RING) tackle the door latch.....A path with many steps....but a journey with ultimate satisfaction....jus sayin...…("Journey !" Do Wheel In The Sky !) Steve Perry, that boy could sing.....and the size of his honker ! Shizza!….and now back to my regularly programed consumption of adult beverages...da bat
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