MK 1 doors

[rickyracer]

I am finally starting to tinker with my MK 1 that I have owned for more years than I want to say. I have a question about the doors. They are the old fashioned 2 piece doors. It appears that you can raise the upper part of the door to mach the body line if necessary. What is the process for doing that task ? Do you wedge it somehow and then fill the gaps with something ? What do you use to fill the void ? How far can you go without stressing the upper piece ? I know -- too many questions but I had to ask. Thanks in advance.

[rickyracer]

Anyone have any info ?

[weendoggy]

Do you have the doors that just wrapped over the top? Then a space between that and the inner panel? I wouldn't fill that space with anything other than fiberglass and when doing so, use laminating resin so you don't have an issue layering the glass. I have a late MKI/II and I did a lot of work to my doors to make them fit right. A picture would help.

[rickyracer]

Yes my doors are the kind as you mentioned that wrap over the inner panel with a bit of a gap. No pics at the moment. Do you put some kind of wedge between the panel and just glass over the wedges ?

[weendoggy]

If the inner panel is fiberglass, this is what I would do. Cut your fiberglass to the length of the door where the "split" is and make it at least two inches wider than the space you require. Then, lay the mesh on a piece of flat glass and coat it with the laminating resin mixture and once it is stable but flexible, position on your prepped door area and if it looks good, bond it with laminating resin. By leaving it sit on the glass to cure you allow it to setup and still be flexible to maneuver where you want it. Leaving the glass to "set" a bit will allow you to not worry about putting something behind it "wedge" to keep it from sagging. Ideally, you would have the door off the car laying flat for ease of installation. You can build up in layers as needed and grind/shape/etc. to make it all look right. Then apply your filler and sand/prime/paint.

[rickyracer]

Thank you so much for the detailed info. Much appreciated.