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Front and Main retract
Fitting of the strut door and smaller outer
wing door but some patience and time spent
in this area will reward you with a well
functioning nice looking system. The strut
door is a double skinned part with scale detail
on the inner skin. The first job to do here is to
trim the top part of the door off
where the smaller door hinged on the wing
will fall. and with the small door closed mark
on the wing skin where it ends. Then open the
door and offer up the strut door taping in
place and extending the marks to the strut
door giving you a line to cut to. Make sure
there is a few mm space left between the
doors. Trim the top portion off the strut door
and check the fit. You will notice that the strut
door when resting on the strut is proud of the
wing surface. Begin by sanding through the
inner door skin with a rotary tool at the points
where the skin rests against the leg. Do this in
small increments so you do not remove more
material than is necessary. Allow some extra
space around all the touching areas for the
next step. With the use of car body filler you
can now create a fillet between the strut door
and the strut that is shaped exactly to each.
Place a layer of cling film over the strut and a
separate piece over the door. Ensure that your
leg is secured in its final position with the grub
screws tightened so it cannot move. Mix up a
generous amount of car body filler and apply
carefully to the cling film on the strut. Do not
worry about applying a little too much as it
will be squeezed out and can be trimmed
later. Fit the strut cover over the body filler
and squash down so the door is neatly
positioned within its opening and level with
the wing
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