Door opens too far

[Minh]

Steve....

In the fender section... BE SURE to note that the front fender are not a completely sturdy place to lean your butt up into; it will collapse. It does not have a really hearty tinsel strength. Just so the newbie will know.

It sad to have a nice brand new coat of paint lean up for new photo and... <Whumpf> Damn!! Crack, chip, peel and with minor body work to boot.

[Minh]

Steve....

In the fender section... BE SURE to note that the front fender are not a completely sturdy place to lean your butt up into; it will collapse. It does not have a really hearty tinsel strength. Just so the newbie will know.

It sad to have a nice brand new coat of paint lean up for new photo and... <Whumpf> Damn!! Crack, chip, peel and with minor body work to boot.

[S Allen]

I will take a picture of the culprit and post it tonight.

Steve

[Guest]

Cool...

The new paint scenario did not happen to me. But I did lean up against my old 68 donor and that did happen.

[S Allen]

Okay, I added the picture of the door brake/stop and the bit about the easily crushed fenders. Plus a few other things. Any more you can think of let me know. Thanks.

Steve

[Revbang]

Steve, This might be the final word on the door stops. After finding out the rubber piece on my door stop was broken, I went to Lowe's and bought a rubber grommet that works great. It measures:

1 1/8" Outer Diameter - much smaller than original but original oversized
5/8" Inner Diameter - a perfect snug fit
3/8" Thick - perfect match to original

Pretty cool when things work out that well Mark

[S Allen]

Mark,

That is good to know. I will figure out where I need to post that info on the main site. Sounds like you are making great progress on the roadster.

Steve

[spl310]

If you have it, post the Lowe's part number. That can cut down on the rummaging time (an important consideration for us with small kids and an impatient wife...)

[Revbang]

Of course Lowe's packages every little thing they sell, so I have the little bag in front of me. The bag has several numbers on it, but I think the correct number is: H881257 (Hillman product)

All the grommets are in one place, not too hard to find. If you have the dimensions, there are only a dozen or so grommets in stock.

1 1/8" Outer Diameter - much smaller than original but original oversized
5/8" Inner Diameter - a perfect snug fit
3/8" Thick - perfect match to original

Mark

[S Allen]

FYI,

I put Mark's find in the Tech Section under general body tips. Thanks for sharing Mark.

Steve