I have read/heard that there are 3 known versions of the doors. I don't remember where I got the information, so consider this as urban legend. The first 500 cars (VIN 0500 to 1000) had longer doors front to back. After that they made them shorter to increase the clearance. Other door versions involved changes to the substructure. I don't know if the key hole size between the one-key system vs. two-key counts as one of the 3 versions. > They also snag on > the outer door seals. Yep, this has happened with my VIN 03633. I couldn't really see what was tearing the gasket until I closed the door with the headliner off. There is so little clearance between the inner door and the gasket that the door grips it and then pulls it down sharply tearing it. I think a good temporary fix would be to keep the gasket and stainless covered in some o-ring lubricant. Rob Grady explained to me a procedure for removing some fiberglass to make more room, but I couldn't follow his directions exactly over the phone. I'm going to wait to hear it in person when he can show me on a car before I go trimming fiberglass on my own. > I have seen another early car (#2292) where the > head of the rear striker had been cut off to allow the door to shut > quietly. I have ground down the head of a striker pin before for the same reason on a similar VIN car. If the end of the pin pushes on the latch too hard, then it has the same effect as slightly lengthening the latch's connecting rods confusing the adjustment (which in this case made the latch jamb in the 'locked' postion.) > The curve of teh roof section doesn't match the windscreen or > roof either. I have seen this to greater & lesser extent on several cars. I think that the variation I see has a little to do with the shape of the door and a lot more to do with the adjustment of the panel above the windshield. I'll find out for sure if I can ever find the time to experiment with the adjustment. Having the T-panel too low on the front really exagerates the look. Walt ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> FREE Cell Phones with up to $400 Cash Back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_bBUKB/vYxFAA/i5gGAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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