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NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - Rpm - 10-12-2018
Hi all, Can someone who has experience of this problems take a look at the picture posted and give me your opinion of the gap on this Nippy. Door adjustment or sag ? ,The gap looks a little large with the door also dropped . The other door is said to be much the same. i have a long journey to view this car and would appreciate any thoughts before doing so . Is sag a difficult fix ?
Regards Rob.
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - NickB - 10-12-2018
The usual problem is poor support for the rear of the car which effectively breaks the cars back. Improved support onto the chassis is required. The timbers that support body, door pillar etc all collapse/crumble too.
These can be overcome and wood kits are available from such as Martin Prior, there are several threads on the forums covering body sag on Nippys.
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - Zetomagneto - 10-12-2018
(10-12-2018, 09:55 PM)NickB Wrote: The usual problem is poor support for the rear of the car which effectively breaks the cars back. Improved support onto the chassis is required. The timbers that support body, door pillar etc all collapse/crumble too.
These can be overcome and wood kits are available from such as Martin Prior, there are several threads on the forums covering body sag on Nippys.
Door is low at the front and rear, looks to have been played around with unsuccessfully this is not an easy fix.
Something funny going on with the steering wheel and column as well.
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - Martin Prior - 10-12-2018
It looks to me as if the screws holding the top hinge have pulled out, probably due to rotten timber in the B-post and/or the door itself. We can supply replacements for these. It's difficult to be certain from the photo, but I'm reasonably confident that if the hinge was properly fixed, the drop at the front would be corrected. Just on the strength of the picture, I don't think that the tail has sagged excessively.
See if you can get the seller to take pictures showing the areas below. This is full-on Nippy tail sag!
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - Rpm - 10-12-2018
Thank you Both, Martin and Nick, wow ! Martin that pic of a comlete structure failure is very helpful. Yes steering column been changed. Was told added strength support to rear been done and doors were just hung with no real attention. very helpful info and great to know wood replace available from yourself Martin.
Regards Rob
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - Tony Betts - 10-12-2018
Doors were hung with no real attension????
This would make me ask what else has been done with no real attension?
Most people never ask themselves what it will cost to put wrong parts right when buying cars.
Is the car actually a type 65 in stead of nippy? If so I think I have an original column and box on the shelf. Not an easy item to find. So is it worth £500?
Tony.
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - Chris KC - 11-12-2018
Not disagreeing with anyone but as Martin says, you are fairly sure to find the door hinge screws are pulling out of the wooden door post. Correcting this may make things a fair bit better, if not necessarily permanently.
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - Tony Betts - 11-12-2018
If you blow the picture up, the screws haven't pulled out of the wood.
Under some force the hinge has opened up. Suggesting body sag.
I also notice there is a non austin 7 latch half way up the passenger door, be careful if the originals are missing, they are extreamly rear, and this results they are very expensive when good sets come up for sale.
Tony.
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - JonE - 11-12-2018
my gut feel is that the gaps (added) at the top left and right are greater than the gaps (added) at the bottom left and right.
Everything is fine if you can make sure you have enough built in to the purchase price to sort it out properly. Someone will be the right person to sort that car, you just need to work out whether it's you.
RE: NIPPY DOOR GAP ?? / REAR SAG ?? - Chris KC - 11-12-2018
it's unlikely to be better than it looks
