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Location: Cotswolds
Car type: Austin Seven RP 1932
Has anyone out there had experience, and could offer advice on door adjustment on the 1932 RP Box.
Both doors on my RP stick out at the bottom by about 7 M/M. The top of the doors are fine. Any advice
would be appreciated. Thanks.
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A stainless steel strap beneath the trim panel (with the correctly orientated twist in it) pinned from front top corner to bottom rear corner will pull the door in. I have also used a thin stainless steel rope rope and rigging adjuster to do the same job.
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06-01-2018, 10:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-01-2018, 10:37 PM by Bob Culver.)
RP owners feast your eyes on Martin’s handiwork. Chances are you will never see any another as per original.
For many cars the wood and much of the metal vanished decades ago and the replacement patchwork is anyones guess. The original construction is certainly a curious puzzle; I wondered what had prompted such an arrangement. Whilst not attempting anything approaching Martins work, just to acheive something functional I spent ages pondering the timber scraps on my car. To set and hold twist was a major challenge. I wish I had thought of Ruairidh’s novel device.
The life of the doors of any RP kept outside was strictly limited. The quality of construction did not match the gearbox and most other uprated mechanical parts.
PS How many times can the tabs be rebent?
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Location: Oakley, Hants, UK
Car type: 1929 AD Tourer, 1930 Rosengart LR2, Rosengart LR4 Van 1938 APE Tourer (Opal)
As ever nice job Martin
I am always interested in any information about Rosengart details or current owners.
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Many thanks for the kind comments, gents!
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The last one was about 1/2” wide by about 1/8” thick and yes, do leave it in place.