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Cheguava:

--- Quote from: Kendo on Thursday,May 09, 2024, 04:32:38 PM ---Yes, that's the one. I dremelled off the heads of the originals, too. For mine, the quarter light frame was gooped with the same mastic as the movable window frame.

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That's useful to know, I think that must be what's holding mine in - will try and run a Stanley knife between the quarterlight and door frame tomorrow.

Cheguava:
Deffo the right decision to sleep and try again in the morning. Managed to ease out the vertical rubber for the quarterlight, and get the glass and then the other two rubbers out. Still couldn't budge the frame, but removal of the quarterlight rubbers revealed a rivet that someone had put through the door frame into the side of the metal channel. Drilled that out and the frame came out.

More progress, the electric window mechanism got cleaned up and moves up and down through its full range, not massively quickly so might still need to check the motor gears and bearing to see if they need fresh grease, but most definitely calling that a win

Finally, the inevitable daft question. There is a crack in the front lip of the "bonnet" surround, as shown in the photo, which needs repairing and probably a bit of lightening subtraction by building the fibreglass up a little behind it. Can I just check that there's nothing missing here - it's just the shape of the fibreglass supporting the panel? 

Kendo:
That’s the bonnet itself? I had to do that repair also. Yes, it’s just that skirt that stiffens the front edge. Make sure when you reattach the hinge bolts that there is some clearance, or slop in the joints so they don’t pull the bonnet corners out. The parts book calls for a nylon(?) washer between the body and bonnet corners that might help keep the clearance right. A bit of a pain to install.

Cheguava:

--- Quote from: Kendo on Friday,May 10, 2024, 07:15:25 AM ---That’s the bonnet itself? I had to do that repair also. Yes, it’s just that skirt that stiffens the front edge. Make sure when you reattach the hinge bolts that there is some clearance, or slop in the joints so they don’t pull the bonnet corners out. The parts book calls for a nylon(?) washer between the body and bonnet corners that might help keep the clearance right. A bit of a pain to install.

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Hi, sorry I probably misdirected you - it's the panel in front of the bonnet behind where the badge is mounted. Similar repair I'd guess.

Thanks for the tip on reassembly - already having nightmares about reassembling this after it's had a professional respray - rolls and rolls of low tack masking tape going to be involved I think, plus domestic lifting assistance.  :D

Bainford:

--- Quote from: Cheguava on Thursday,May 09, 2024, 03:10:45 PM --- 

Sorry if this sounds a bit whingy - I can't afford a Lotus and a therapist. 

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That's why we're here. ;)

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