Re: Replacing the door after paint job

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2008/8/13 7:01:18

There is one other possibility that I fear to mention.

If the floor and sills are rotted away and needed replacing the body MUST be carefully aligned and braced before cutting out the old metal and welding in new.

The weakened body will sag if not supported. If you weld in new metal without taking this into account, the body will be permanently warped and the doors will never fit. The only cure is to cut out the new metal and redo all the work properly.

I have seen a Rolls Royce ruined this way. The bodyman removed the doors, then cut out the rusted floors and sills, and welded in new ones without supporting the body. When he put the doors back on they would not even close.

There is no door adjustment on a Rolls Royce.