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Mgb Door Hinge
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quatermaine Terry Apple
London, Southgate, UK   GBR
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The bottom rear of my OS door sticks out a bit.......If I were to slacken off the door hinge bolts from under the wing cover, would there be adjustment to make the door finish flush?

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MGB567 Barrie Braxton
Ninderry, KabiKabi country, Queensland, Australia   AUS
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1979 MG MGB GT V8 Conversion "Darkside"
You need to slacken off the two big nuts behind the splash panel and then the 8 pozis on the A pillar to get any adjustment which is not much. There's also the possibility that the striker is also incorrectly positioned.


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allanreeling Allan R
Randlay, Telford, Shropshire, UK   GBR
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1973 MG MGB GT V8
Door back, bottom corner, sticking out is very, very common.
Sometimes the door has a twist. Either from production or a re-skin.
OR a sill repair has pulled in the rear 1/4 repair panel too tight.

How is the door aligning with the front wing?


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Terrence Terrence Apple
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Hi Alan...Thanks for your reply...The front of the door lines up really nicely.....no matter what I do... I just can't get the lower rounded rear edge of the door to pull in...only need a trifle less than 1/4 inch to perfectly align...I've had the car since 1992, so I've waited 28 years to align the door which is the only thing needed.
Terry

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malski Peter Malkin (RIP)
Bright, N.E.Victoria, Australia   AUS
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Rumour has it that the factory used a steel bar (strong arm) inserted down through the window aperture to tweak the alignment by twisting in or out as required.


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ClayJ Silver Member Clay Johnston
Mt. Olive, MS, USA   USA
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My doors do the same thing, seems fairly common, my metal is all original and nothing on either side appears to be tweaked. The replacement door aperture seals are stiffer and seem to aggravate the issue.

If I ever have to re-restore my B I would consider cutting the bottom rounded corner behind the skin, pulling it in and and welding in place.

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dawvid David B
Sharon, MA, USA   USA
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Went thru this recently but mine was the opposite, with the door being in by approximately 1/4 of an inch. What I found was that if you push the top of the front door edge out, the diagonal corner will go in and vice versa. Same thing with the bottom. Both door hinges need to be loose or you get binding. You can stick a long screw driver into the hinge hole to help with moving the hinges, Adjusting the door hinge up and down also aids in getting the tops to align and not stick out. For sure, it's a finicky ordeal and might require a fair amount of tolerance to frustration. I also had to warp the door using a 2x4 tightly wrapped vertically to the inside of the door using a tie down strap. Having the internal door bracing makes this tough to do.

I also would go around the door edges with a rubber mallet and gently tap the door edge for subtle adjustments. It looks way better now and close to perfect.


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quatermaine Terry Apple
London, Southgate, UK   GBR
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Hello Alan

I've remedied the situation by slightly elongating the screw holes in the striker plate attaching to the B Post, this gives much more adjustment both vertically , horizontally and in fact, any direction, so now I have a beautifully flush fitting door all round.
It was an easy fix and doesn't compromise the 3 bolt rigidity of the Striker late.

Regards

Terry

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tahoe36c Paul Hruza (Temporary Ban)
Panama City, FL, USA   USA
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Alan,

Sometimes pictures help... Look at # 118 in the pic below. I have traveled this road with my build. Now the doors are almost perfect.

The two large nuts (one on each hinge) hidden behind the splash guard provide the most rotational movement. That being said, you must loosen the four Posi screws as well. Do not loosen the three that mount the door to the hinge. Loosening these will allow the door to rotate and bring the aft bottom edge closer to the body. I loosened the Posi screws first and then closed/latched the door with some paint stir sticks between the bottom of the door and the sill to keep parallel alignment. Then I loosened the large nuts behind the splash guard and carefully pushed the bottom edge of the door in.

Tighten in reverse order and recheck fit and latching operation...


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ErnieY Ernie Y
Albatera, Alicante, Spain   ESP
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In reply to # 4212243 by ClayJ If I ever have to re-restore my B I would consider cutting the bottom rounded corner behind the skin, pulling it in and and welding in place.
Way to go Clay.

Done exactly that a number of times including on my own car,


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