Morris Minor Owners Club

A practical question, my doors are just back from the paint shop and quietly waiting on the couch

I remember removing the doors (with upperhalf) was quit a nightmare (size/weight)....and a lot of damage to the centre post ..
The guy form the paint shop advises to first hang the doors in the car, and then reassemble it with upperhalf/glass...

How do you guys do it?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts ![frame][/frame]

I'm pretty sure that's what I did.... hang the doors, bolt up tight enough so there is no movement, but expect to do a final adjustment when all is assembled. This gives a convenient working height environment to enable you to do all the tricky assembly of all the other parts!

Yes hang first for reasons just mentioned. Looks like you found yourself a good paint shop!

Oh yes, it's awesome ! Tempted to do all of the car...but funds due to total rebuilding of engine, suspension/steering etc are a bit low for 2016

I'd keep 'em in the room they look awesome....

In my garage I can easily hang and move a small chain hoist from beams above the car, and I've recently used this to lift doors into place, using the upper surround as the attachment point. Makes a difficult one man job a lot easier.

I would go back to the paint shop and collect the other door. Then I would hang them first then assemble the frames.

Rod

Agree with above advice. The doors are heavy enough without the added weight of the glass etc.

Thank you for your replies !

This weekend (due to lovely weather and good temperatures) i ll paint the inside of the doorposts and then hang the doors, attach them and assemble the upper halls/frames, as advised! Thanks for that !!