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May 29, 2012 6:23 pm
May 29, 2012 6:23 pm
Subject: 126 Restoration Part 1
Well here we go, after spending ages cleaning and hoovering, I have started.
Plenty of pictures, carefully marked bags and parts in boxes and useful notes. I know I will have forgotten all of this stuff, when I reassemble the car...
First off passenger side front door panel removal. I have started here first, since I want this door lock out to get a key made.
Note that the hole in the door in picture (b), is for the manual wind handle if the windows jams.
1. With door open, small aluminium door end cap and two screws removed.
2. There is an aluminum strip 3/4 of the way up the door, this should be removed, by pushing down-wards.
3. For door panel removal, there are 3-4 clips on each end holding the door in place.
4. Carefully ease the door panel out from behind the top section left in place.
5. Remove the carpet trim to the bottom - you have no choice. There are five screws holding small lead holding pieces in place. These all have to come out. Don't expect the very thin piece of plywood to survive this treament. The piece of carpet was glued on very generously here.
The plywood will be replaced very soon, and before the door panels go off for re-coloring and connolising.
6. Remove the two screws holding the door section pocket and arm -rest in place compelte with two washers.
7. Remove the ash-tray, it pops out easily enough and can be cleaned with chrome cleaner and will come up well. The base of the ash-tray is held in with two screws, screwed into two opposite corners.
8. Next remove the small piece of metal box section beneath this and two securing screws, rather fiddly to take out.
9. Place the back of a screw driver blade behind the door panel, using the acess hole made by removal of the small box section in (8). This then allows removal of the dummy panel in the door pocket.
10. The bolt holding the door handle mechanism to the door panel is now accessible, remove this and two washers.
The door panel should now be easily removed and put away for temporary storage.
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Well here we go, after spending ages cleaning and hoovering, I have started.
Plenty of pictures, carefully marked bags and parts in boxes and useful notes. I know I will have forgotten all of this stuff, when I reassemble the car...
First off passenger side front door panel removal. I have started here first, since I want this door lock out to get a key made.
Note that the hole in the door in picture (b), is for the manual wind handle if the windows jams.
1. With door open, small aluminium door end cap and two screws removed.
2. There is an aluminum strip 3/4 of the way up the door, this should be removed, by pushing down-wards.
3. For door panel removal, there are 3-4 clips on each end holding the door in place.
4. Carefully ease the door panel out from behind the top section left in place.
5. Remove the carpet trim to the bottom - you have no choice. There are five screws holding small lead holding pieces in place. These all have to come out. Don't expect the very thin piece of plywood to survive this treament. The piece of carpet was glued on very generously here.
The plywood will be replaced very soon, and before the door panels go off for re-coloring and connolising.
6. Remove the two screws holding the door section pocket and arm -rest in place compelte with two washers.
7. Remove the ash-tray, it pops out easily enough and can be cleaned with chrome cleaner and will come up well. The base of the ash-tray is held in with two screws, screwed into two opposite corners.
8. Next remove the small piece of metal box section beneath this and two securing screws, rather fiddly to take out.
9. Place the back of a screw driver blade behind the door panel, using the acess hole made by removal of the small box section in (8). This then allows removal of the dummy panel in the door pocket.
10. The bolt holding the door handle mechanism to the door panel is now accessible, remove this and two washers.
The door panel should now be easily removed and put away for temporary storage.
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