Two metal plates that made me smile.

After jumping through, over, and around hurdles the past three weeks, I was finally able to get back to the local high school shop to fabricate the blanking panels. These little parts have been holding up progress!

I made two 4 ¾” x 2 ¾” pieces of 18 gauge sheet metal which will become the bases for the 1100 strikers. I used the Austin America striker. as a pattern for the holes.

 

I brought them home and screwed three ¼” x 28 screws into the sliding bar nuts (located inside the pillars) to hold them in place. The passenger side lined up beautifully!

 

And the driver side took a little bit more patience to attach, but it fits nice now! Once everything is measured and mocked up on both sheet metal pieces, the holes will be countersunk so that the screws will tighten up flush to them.

 

The next step will be to locate the position of the actual MG 1100 strikers and drill  holes into the sliding bar nuts to accept the screws. If the bar nut is not behind a new screw hole, nuts will be welded in place (onto the new sheet metal bases) to accept the screws of the striker.

 

But first, although the doors are already on the car, they still have to be aligned correctly and set up. Thus the reason for the blue tape, to protect the paint. Hopefully that operation will get done within the next two weeks. It is already getting cold outside!!

Thanks for visiting.

Toddy