Vixen door stay/spring

[tomtrout]

Can anyone shed any light on Vixen door hinge/stay/springs? From the look of my hinges it appears there should be a pin with some kind of door stay spring attached. It goes without saying that mine are missing. My question is, were these originally fitted, or were they deliberately left off? I'm guessing but they presumably put a fare bit of extra pressure on the GRP where it's bolted to the hinge (door and shell).

[Astacus]

Mine dont have a spring, but they do have a sort of stay that stops the door opening too far. I have the 105E Anglia-type hinges like this (from the web as I dont have access to my photos)



I think th estay bolts across the smaller hinge part, preventing the larger part from opening too far, if you see what I mean. Ill see if I can dig out better photos later.

[tomtrout]

Thanks, yes a little flat steel bar with a notch bolts on to the hinge to stop the door from opening too far (I've rescued one and made another) but the spring is designed to keep the door wide open and stop it swinging back. Looks like you haven't got them either! Perhaps not fitted to Vixens?

[Astacus]

tomtrout said:

Thanks, yes a little flat steel bar with a notch bolts on to the hinge to stop the door from opening too far (I've rescued one and made another) but the spring is designed to keep the door wide open and stop it swinging back. Looks like you haven't got them either! Perhaps not fitted to Vixens?

OK, as far as I can tell, I have no spring-type thing at all, but mine was in a completely dismantled state when I got it, and I am still finding small, but essential bits that aren't there!! I am currently driving myself mental trying to work out the arrangement for the throttle linkages, but thats for another post

[Hansoplast]

I have put my question in another topic on this forum but no reply/info untill so far.
Found this topic but missed the result.
So another go here.
I have 3 doorhinges that are the same.
1 doorhinge has an extra bracket welded to + 2 threaded holes in the alu part. Just visible on picture.
Possibly an door stay/spring provision.
Can anybody help with picture or drawing?

Thanx, Hans.

[Adrian@]

The extensions (I would cut them off) and holes are not relevant for your TVR ...the hinge alloy should be modified prior to refitting IMHO so that you can use full bolts rather than the specials (dressed down so that they do not clash).
IT IS the norm for 'rebuilders' to replace the bolts within the hinge box with new bolts, not realising that they have had the heads dressed down so that the door WILL CLOSE without stressing the shell. The TVR door stop is a piece of steel bar set up across the front two holes of the hinge that can tweaked (slotted) to allow the door to open fully, but not hit the wing in use (that includes being aware that the shell WILL flex IF the wind catches the door (do not make the slotting of the stop so exact that you do not away for this)
Adrian@

[Hansoplast]

Best Adrian,
Thanx for the info.
There were normal bolts (no flat heads) used for fixing the hinges.
And now I know where the flat steel bars are for. One of the bars has a different shape??
I will trial fit them to see whether there is any flex.
I have to alter the holes in the body anyway because are "lumbered out" (had a raw lifetime).
And a lot of shims were used.

Hans