Newbie in Cornwall

Hi all, After a long time I've eventually become the owner of ELMA my first Mk1. The plan is to do things as and when I can, or as and when they need doing! Just to get things started does anyone know the best way to get the doors back in alignment? Cheers Mat

welcome to the site mat

do you door drop when you open or are they just not in the right posistion?

The door drops when opened and sits low when shut. you can just see it in this pic

hi nice car sometimes you can get them to sit right by adjusting the hinges or in you case it might work to fit shims to bottom hinge hard to say without seeing it tho

hi elma we are comming yr way from norfolk at the end off may . do you go to . run to the sun

Yes I'll probably go over to Run to the Sun to have a look as it's only about 15 miles!

about 350 miles for us but worth the trip .its the run home i dont look forward to .

hi and welcome matt.
 it sounds like you've got a worn out top hinge pin, maybe wear in the bottom as well. very common and an easy fix. to test open door grab bottom corner and lift, any play, its the hinge pin.
 btw, nice car, lovely colour, think i spotted you in truro the other week!lol

thanks mate I'll have a look later when I eventually get out of the office! I live in Truro so it probably was me

Hi Mat,

nice looking motor! think I need to have a look at one of my hinges too, let us know how you get on with it

Had a look at the hinges at the weekend and no play in them at all! I think the bottom hinge is bent as the front shut line gets smaller at the bottom and it's the rear of the door that's the lowest. Didn't have much time to sort it our as I've found where the water is coming in, leaking sunroof, what a surprise! I knew there was a reason why I wanted a non-sunroof version.

Hi Elma, I don't suppose you use the Gym near Gloweth? I swear I saw your car the other day!?!?!

every morning mate, you too? or do you live up that way?

Both. Only just started going back to the gym though. Been a bit slack since xmas.

Nicky_lee, made it to the gym then! Did you have red shorts on or a green T-shirt? Both of you are new faces to me. Sorry didn't ask around as I'm not the most social person at 6.30! Next time your in say hi, I'm the Ginger bloke who was doing weights. Cheers Mat

The Red shorts was me mate. Saw ELMA parked next to mine.

hi nice to have a mk1 golf person on here living close we should meet up sometime    let us no about the run to the sun i would have a cruse round newquay carnt make it the saturday as im in truro getting married  

Yeah, would be good to meet up sometime for a cruise!

yay more corninsh mk1's  8)

yeah lets get more mk1s in the cornwall area would be good to have a meet for us