Turret side doors

[David Da Costa]

I cannot see reference in the manual as to what to use to attach the Armorpax turret side doors to the hinges.

What are people using?

Thanks

David

[Nick Farrugia]

hi david
I used 2.4mm dia welding rod ,and placed the doors in the closed position and then drilled through. It was a bit tricky because my doors didnt line up very well,and needed alot of tidying up with a file ,and i still managed to drift the drill through the side of one of the door hinges .They are very soft metal so take care.I repaired the hinge with a very hard car body filler and it has held up very well with no signs of failing so far.good luck
regards
nick
p s check that you have enough metal on the door hinges
when they line up with the frame hinges
so the drill doesnt go through the door side hinge offsenter this is what happend to me
hope my explaining is clear
nick

[David Da Costa]

Thanks Nick.

I ended up ordering some 3mm x 50mm (longest I could get) steel dowel pins.

I have drilled one of the 3 doors on my drill press making sure it was square to the drill first and that appears to work.

I will find out when the dowel pins arrive.

Regards

David