The drivers door is a little bit saggy. The man we bought the van off told us about this, and said that he used the door as a way of accessing the roofrack, causing the door hinges to sag a little. Top Bloke Edd has a great deal of skill when it comes to welding, and he told me to come around to his so that he could fettle the door. Not wishing to appear rude, I readily accepted.
Welding is one of those skills I wish I had... I understand the principal of it, but I've never been confident enough to give it a try. One day, I will have a go, but until then, I'm stuck with watching proper men do all those manly things with electricity and welding gear.
Taking the door off, the lower hinge receptacle (not sure what to call this), is badly cracked, as you can see from the picture. This is a disaster for me, but Edd just shrugged and said 'We'll just weld it together again'...I was sceptical, picturing me buying a new door and putting it on, but Edd just set to it. Did I mention he is a Top Bloke?
There was some grindy stuff going on, followed by some sparky stuff. Some more grindy stuff followed, along with some flashy stuff and more sparky stuff. Right at the end, there was some more grindy stuff, and the door hinge was pretty much done. My contribution to the proceedings was to stand there holding the door. To be fair, I held it fairly professionally, and I think that my door holding skills can be counted right up there with the best of them... I also took some photographs with my none door holding hand, and the results of this can be seen on the right hand side.
Anyhow, half an hour later, the door was back on. The end result is a door that closes on it's own, without having to lift it as I close it...
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