An archive image from Dave Adams’ 65 seems to show an original placement for the door strap. Note the position of the strap ends to ensure that the strap doesn’t pull across the aperture. Can anyone else confirm or provide other evidence to the contrary?
My own efforts were a little more rudimentary, but it’s quite easy now the job has been laid out for us in stages.
The selection of the right material seems key – the one on the left below – a first attempt – is a lot thicker than the one on the right, and far less satisfactory to make professionally. The one on the right is of thinner gauge than the originals, but will do in the first instance, just to get things in place so the doors do not swing and contact with other bodywork.
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