dvanecek Posted November 2, 2009 Report Posted November 2, 2009 Can someone with a original or restore car tell me how much gap they have between the bottom of the door and the floor boards. If I could get a measurement at the hindge side (where it is flat) and at the back right before it curves back up. I am replacing my floors and I want to get that gap halfway close. Quote
dvanecek Posted November 3, 2009 Author Report Posted November 3, 2009 bump, anyone got a tape measure? I'll take any D24 measurement. Quote
greg g Posted November 3, 2009 Report Posted November 3, 2009 Not sure what you are looking for. Can you post a picture of the area in question? Quote
dvanecek Posted November 3, 2009 Author Report Posted November 3, 2009 A pic would help but I really need the measuremnt for the gap between the bottom on the door and the top of the floor boards when the door is closed, metal to metal. No carpet, sill pads, etc. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 When I did my floors and rockers, the way I gauged the height of the doors was to check it from the outside. I left the doors on one side intact to use as reference while I worked on doors on the other side. I believe there was a pretty consistent gap of 1/8 to 3/16 inch all the way around the door. I think that if you have that right, then everything will be OK on the inside. Is your concern that the door clears the sill mat? Quote
dvanecek Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Posted November 4, 2009 When I did my floors and rockers, the way I gauged the height of the doors was to check it from the outside. I left the doors on one side intact to use as reference while I worked on doors on the other side. I believe there was a pretty consistent gap of 1/8 to 3/16 inch all the way around the door. I think that if you have that right, then everything will be OK on the inside. Is your concern that the door clears the sill mat? Yep sill mat clearance it one of my concerns. So I would like to get the measurement from the inside of the car. a ballpark would be great. I could not compare sides becasue both side were previously hacked to bits. Quote
greg g Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 There is supposed to be a rubber draft stop on the bottom of the door. That piece is probably 3/16ths thick. Most cars probably don't have them any more. Plus the thickess of the sill mat and it backer is at least that thick or thicker. If anyone has a sill mat assembly off, they might post the thickess measurment. The sill has a thick semi round molding on the top of the near inside which is thicker yet. Similar in shape and purpose to the windlace. Plus there is a slight angle down of the sill from the inside toward the exterior. The first pic shows the general area, 2nd is with the door nearly fill open to the stop (far as it would go in the garage) 3rd is with the door opeen wide enough to all ow my leg out, 4th is the rear corner withthe door nealy closed. 5th shows the exterior gap withthe door latched closed. Hope this gives you what you need. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 PM sent..measurements listed there.. Quote
dvanecek Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Posted November 5, 2009 thanks guys i should be goos now. I'll post some pics of my floors when I get them buttoned up. I'm kinda wingin it here so this info really helps. Quote
Rollie��� Posted November 5, 2009 Report Posted November 5, 2009 I have a P23 with the sills out that I could measure, but right now the car is not accessible until I get the "beater car" fixed and out of the garage. Quote
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