Grantura door hinges

[percival99]

Does anyone know if there are any specialists out there who do a rebuild service on the early type door hinges which were made by TVR? This is the design that preceeded TVR's use of the Ford hinge used in the Vixens etc. The ones on my car have a significant amount of play and would probably benefit from bushing or sleeving if anyone know's of such a service already. Thanks

[Andrew Gray]

percival99 said:

Does anyone know if there are any specialists out there who do a rebuild service on the early type door hinges which were made by TVR? This is the design that preceeded TVR's use of the Ford hinge used in the Vixens etc. The ones on my car have a significant amount of play and would probably benefit from bushing or sleeving if anyone know's of such a service already. Thanks

I presume you mean the ones in the picture Steve posted a number of years ago

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

If you contact Leigh Jones i am sure he can help he is doing the later ones for people and i am sure he could sort them for you.
https://www.facebook.com/leigh.jones.587
Andrew

[percival99]

Andrew yes those are the ones, although the arms of mine are made from round bar not square. Funilly enough that's also the bonnet of may car they're pictured on! Will contact Leigh, many thanks.

[Andrew Gray]

percival99 said:

Andrew yes those are the ones, although the arms of mine are made from round bar not square. Funilly enough that's also the bonnet of may car they're pictured on! Will contact Leigh, many thanks.

Its a small world when it comes to the early cars Nick
Hope you get them sorted
Andrewe

[Dollyman1850]

Although these early model hinges can be bushed they pivot on a small threaded steel pin which is known to break at the threads. It may be that the threaded pins are broken. Both parts can be relatively easily sorted but it is a bespoke machining / fabrication job. The spares I have in stock are shaped and welded steel bar rather than tube It may be that yours are a later fabrication but I haven't seen enough of these cars stripped to know whether both systems may have been utilised.

You will no doubt see what the failure is when you remove the door from the car.

N.