Wanted Door Bottoms!

[tristanaldrich]

Good morning all

I am in the process of re-painting my IIA and have decided that both door bottoms are beyond saving, does anyone out there have a pair for sale within a reasonable distance of NYC?? before I have to fork out a small fortune to get new ones!! I can travel within reason

Thanx loads

Tristan

[Cutter]

In ct: http://siteground237.com/~gunsandr/s...toms-in-primer

[Les Parker]

In stock, ready to ship.

http://landroverparts.roversnorth.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=PLN341&type=0

Both LH and RH.

[o2batsea]

In ct: http://siteground237.com/~gunsandr/s...toms-in-primer

Those are Series 3 and don't work on a 2A
If you want genuine 2A, you are pretty much out of luck. I spent all last summer scrounging and I came up goose egg. They just don't exist. Can yours be repaired?

[o2batsea]

In stock, ready to ship.

http://landroverparts.roversnorth.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=PLN341&type=0

Both LH and RH.

Reproduction.

[SafeAirOne]

Those are Series 3 and don't work on a 2A

Just trying to think what the difference is between a IIA and III doorshell...

[EDIT] Nevermind...It's the limiter.

[Les Parker]

Well, I beg to differ. The difference between IIa and III is the door check. On the IIa the slider part is on the dashboard and the Series III on the door. Anyone studying the attached link would clearly see that these are correct for the IIa. Yes, they are aftermarket, we have sold many of both these and the Series III and thus far all customers have been happy with the non-rusty result.

2p

[tristanaldrich]

the skins underneath the hinges are corroded through to the frame not 100% I can save them!!

[o2batsea]

Les the door pockets for the latches are different shape and while the early latches may work on S3 doors, the anti-burst latches are not happy being used on 2A doors. To use an s3 door on a 2A bulkhead you'd want to remove the s3 slider thingy and weld on the 2A door check thingy. If you look carefully at an S3 door vs a 2A door you'll see that they are quite different. Not like they cannot interchange, just that it will not be a simple matter of taking off the one and swapping the other.
Your reproduction 2A doors are close but not quite 100% exact The opening for the latch shows the rounded corners, not square. Small difference, I know (cz the early latches are unobtainable)

[o2batsea]

the skins underneath the hinges are corroded through to the frame not 100% I can save them!!

How are the frames? If they aren't too bad you can do what I did and have them galvanized and then put the skins back on.

[RoverDover]

How are the frames? If they aren't too bad you can do what I did and have them galvanized and then put the skins back on.

I didnt want to spend the money when reskinning my doors, so I filled a section of raingutter with industrial enamel with some urethane catalyst. dipped all 4 sides of the door frame into the paint and gave it a few good minutes to get into the crevices. it was a big dripping mess, but after some sanding and reskinning I know my door will be rust free for a long time as I filled them with rustproofing spray after assembly. I believe the raingutter is an ECR trick.

[o2batsea]

That's a great way to add life to the door frames. I would add one more step and that would be to soak them overnight in hydrochloric acid. That will derust the innards, and get all the traces of paint off.

[Les Parker]

Not wishing to be picky, but why would you want anti-burst locks on a IIa? Goes against the idea of keeping the original look, which is the aim of offering these doors.

[tristanaldrich]

the frames have been patched a couple of times by the previous owner

How are the frames? If they aren't too bad you can do what I did and have them galvanized and then put the skins back on.

[o2batsea]

Not wishing to be picky, but why would you want anti-burst locks on a IIa? Goes against the idea of keeping the original look, which is the aim of offering these doors.

I may be wrong but I think the non locking anti burst will fit those openings. Maybe not, I dunno, haven't tried and don't really care anyway. The latch holes appear to have those "Mickey Mouse ear" humps at the corners, like the anti bursts. As you know, 2A door latches are not available anymore. I actually popped for a full set of what was supposed to be 2A latches and they are for who knows what but not a 2A (these from Craddocks, so not some skeevy outfit). Those latches all have those round corners on the latch box. 2A latches are square at the corners of the riveted-on box. They are for sale by the way.