I have a freshly painted shell, and two freshly painted doors (nothing assembled in the doors as yet). What are my next few steps?

* When are the door rubbers installed? before or after?
* What are the tips for aligning the doors onto the shell?
* When bolting up the doors do I use 2 body washers on the inside of each door?
* Do I assemble the door (internal mechanisms, glass, etc) after attaching the doors?

Any other information would be most helpful.

Thanks in advance.

*Door to body rubbers go on last.
*align the top of door with body creases at B pillar
* if you mean the tapered washers they are only used on the top hinge.
* yes do it after hanging, it's easier (so the experts here say).

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I found that running an edge of masking tape all around the edge of the door helped when aligning to stop chipping the paint too.

Make sure you put the large round washer on the inside of the door at the rearmost end of the top hinge

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Your silliness has been noted.

Watch you don't scratch your nice new paintwork when inserting the 1/4 vent assembly (top inside frame). Have you checked your hinges (pivot pins) for wear? They suffer a dog's life

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

dont forget, the hinges are different....

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78 Leyland Mini - Prince

Thanks for the ideas and help.

The washers I was referring to was the big flat one. I did not know how many were needed, or where they went. The tape to protect the paint while assembling was not something I had thought of.