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#1 Tuning the doors
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:32 am
by MLBS3V12
Hi there,
I don't know what is a "standard" gap to be consider between a door and the body. 3mm 5mm?
Thank you for your help.
Michel
#2 Re: Tuning the doors
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:32 pm
by flatfloor 3.8
A ?1 coin is a good guide.
#3 Re: Tuning the doors
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:36 pm
by PeterCrespin
Not to a Frenchman...
Try a Euro, except Greek ones may be too narrow.
#4 Re: Tuning the doors
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:22 pm
by flatfloor 3.8
Sorry! never noticed the dude was from France.
#5
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:23 pm
by Tbob
USA, I use a wooden paint stick. About .125". = 3.125mm
Bob t
#6
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:35 am
by MLBS3V12
Thank you for these feedback and funny remark.
For sure i will not use a german ? too.....
Cheers
Michel
#7
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:23 am
by David Oslo
Pound coin is 3.15mm thick, which is pretty darned close to a US 1/8" paint stick (3.175mm)
Euro coin is 2.33mm, and the 2 Euro is 2.2mm ... way too thin for door gaps
Remember if that you are adjusting door gaps (at the early stages of bodywork) using filler or lead or welding rod that the colour & clear coats of paint will tighten / reduce the gaps quite a bit. I also recommend to use a radius gauge for sizing and checking the external radius on the body edges. I have mine from my old job which involved building show cars and prototypes. Very usefull to get the exact finish. They look like this :-
https://www.google.no/search?q=radius+g ... 0Asw&dpr=1
#8
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:56 am
by D COUPE
My view that came from a wise old head...If it looks right it is right. Old cars do not look good with tight gaps and the way the E type doors open should be observed before committing ones self to a tight gap.
DC
#9 Re: Tuning the doors
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:29 am
by flatfloor 3.8
MLBS3V12 wrote:Hi there,
I don't know what is a "standard" gap to be consider between a door and the body. 3mm 5mm?
Thank you for your help.
Michel
In my opinion what is more important than the gap width is that the gap is the same even width all round, on the doors, the boot lid and the bonnet edge. A car will look better with a larger even gap than with a tight uneven one.
#10
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:54 am
by MarekH
You'll need to pay attention to how much gap there is as the doors open over the front curved surface and also at the leading edge of the bootlid as to whether these clear the bodywork. There is no point making the gap so small that it risks ending up chipping the paint at a later date.
kind regards
Marek