I have now been working on these doors for well over 5 months! Time surely flies, but the progress is painfully slow. Even with so much work, the car looks pretty much the same for the last year.

The doors required a lot of work as I pretty much build them from scratch. The only part I reused was the outside skin. I had to build new hinges, window frame, window winder, door lock, door striker, door hinge supports, side impact bar, interior door cover and solenoid. The item that took the longest was the door frame as I had to re-enforce it and ensure that there are no gaps between the door and the new door rubber.

The gaps in some places were so wide that you could stick your finger in them. I t took many layers of fibreglass to build up the required thickness. Body putty on doors is a big no-no as it would crumble away when the doors flex.

While I am now waiting for John Botha to build the rear suspension for me, I will use this time to finish off the doors to the point that they are perfectly functional and only require paint! Maybe, just maybe I will fetch the fibreglass nose and put that onto the car in the meanwhile as well… This should make it seem like there is some more progress…