RE: [T3] What's everyone been doin'?

["Jake Kooser" <jake_k@attglobal.net>]

Yes, it is fun to work with this stuff.  I spent a good part of the day
trying to get the door lock on the passenger side as smooth as possible, but
the power lock still can't quite work it correctly.  I had removed the whole
works from the car last thing today and removed the small coil spring that
actually provides the "clunk" when you lock or unlock the door.  I don't
think it's really that necessary and it was causing quite a bit of drag,
which seems to be the problem with the power mechanism.  I will reinstall it
tomorrow afternoon and try it again.  I must admit, I'm really bad about
taking the time to photograph stuff while I'm working on it.  To cover
myself, I'm now calling this a "test fitting", and I'll photograph it all
later.  I did get a shot of some undiscovered rust...  The entire lower edge
of the door is toast, right at the seam of the door skin and the inner door.
I think the drain holes in the door were plugged for some time and water sat
in the gap between the door and the door seal, ironically.  The inner edge
of the door is also gone right where the door check rod is at.  I may
consider this door at least a "school door" so I can practice my welding and
mounting the power goodies, then go get another door from my parts for the
real thing.  It would be nice to see how you did this on the single window
setup for comparison's sake.  Maybe Toby could add this to the click-N-tune
page, with my pics of the one-piece setup to follow.

Jake Kooser

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