Time to put her back on the road!

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Quagmire_GT
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Time to put her back on the road!

Post by Quagmire_GT » Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:45 am

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, not been on for a while as the GT has been parked up due to having a company car/van/truck every day. but missing her like mad so its time to get her back on the road.

she needs a MOT 2 new tyres on the front and the door hinge sorting out on the drivers side. I just need some advice on the door.

it started to drop slowly and now its that bad i opened the door and it caught the wing and bent it all :( and i cant work out what part it is in the hinge that needs sorting. it has dropped about half an inch and now there is loads of play in the door. any1 else has this? or got a good idea what it can be? the hinges themselves are still solid. someones said about the sleeve that goes around the bracket pin? :cry:
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Iroll480
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Re: Time to put her back on the road!

Post by Iroll480 » Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:53 am

Probably metal fatigue around the hinges, a common failure with these big and heavy doors. Take a look at this topic.
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