{"id":3480,"date":"2025-03-01T07:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T13:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xk120.jagnuts.ca\/?post_type=pgc_simply_gallery&p=3480"},"modified":"2025-03-09T21:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:29:25","slug":"epoch-13-04-doors-summary","status":"publish","type":"pgc_simply_gallery","link":"https:\/\/xk120.jagnuts.ca\/index.php\/pgc_simply_gallery\/epoch-13-04-doors-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"EPOCH 13.04 – Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New door strikers.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Original (old) striker baking plate fixing. Likely not an original. Holes did not line up with new striker.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Old assembly.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Original machine screw.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Rough dimensions of striker backing plate.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Striker backing plate photo from Coventry Auto Components website.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Drawing for new striker backing plate.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Striker backing plate and striker plate shim.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Drawing for new striker plate shims.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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New shims fabricated from 3\/8″ steel.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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New backing plate and new stainless steel door shim.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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The two striker plates get painted.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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The paint booth.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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New assembly. Only one of the original machine screws could be found (thank you body shops). Longer screws are new, sourced from one the the usual vendors.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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The three new screws are stainless and obviously have a different finish. I wanted to keep the one original.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Door striker.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Door opening latch. Chrome has long since work off. Notice bespoke pin at latch shaft.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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Long (new) machine screws had ends tapered.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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New latch in place.<\/em><\/div><\/div>
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