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Joined: 25 Aug 2009
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:37 am Post subject: Doors and Sean Strasburg's kit

Still working on doors. Yes, adding the windows and latch assy. does change the door fit. I'm sure the McMaster Carr seal will too. The doors seemed pretty stiff until adding more weight, then there is really alot of flexing at the door hinge attachments. Sean makes a good kit, definitely worth the money. I just wish I had one set of instructions to go by instead of going back and forth. The only thing I noticed so far that does not seem right is cutting the latch pins 1 1/4" past the "closed/extended position mark". This does not allow enough of the untapered pin to extend into jambs properly. I think I will leave 1 1/2" on the second door today. Then it is on to cutting/building up the cabin cover flange for the seal. How much compression do I really need on that door seal?? I was thinking maybe about 3/16" or half the bulb diameter to keep from putting so much tension on the door. I think I have about 1/16" clearance between flange and door at the top so that will really need some grinding and building up on the bottom side. Any advice is much appreciated!

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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: Doors and Sean Strasburg's kit

Hey Wayne,



Pin extension is totally up to the builder.  I recommend 1-1/4+.  The way Vans' plans have it you get just over an inch.  The reason I suggest 1-3/4 on the 180 kit is to take advantage of the cam and to allow it to pull the door in before the pins come out of the door.  Anything over an inch is better than the original design.  

When I initially built my doors I had my seal squeezed way too much and finally relieved it by making my door reveal 1/4 instead of 3/16.  This is still really tight and the door shuts with minimal effort.

McMaster seals come in both 3/16 and 1/4 edges so if you are too tight with a 1/4 inch lip you can do what I did and take off a 1/16 and make it 3/16 edge.  This makes the reveal bigger, which in my case 1/4.  Hope that made sense and I hope this helps.



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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:46 am Post subject: Re: Doors and Sean Strasburg's kit

Thanks for the reply Sean. I ended up cutting other door at 1 1/2" then cutting new angle, then threading.

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