| Adjusting the door hinges [message #214878] |
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RF_Burns
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Registered: June 2008
Location: S. Ontario, Canada
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On the hinge side of my door the curve of the door matches the curve of the body, but the door is set in about an 1/8"+.
Initially the door was cock-eyed in the opening but I found a PO had added a flat washer on each mounting bolt between the hinge and the door jam of the upper hinge. Removing the washers allowed the door to sit square in the jam.
On the latch side the door matches up pretty well. However at the hinge side it sits in far enough that the weather-stripping has been pounded flat. Also there is no space for the hinges of Paula's yet to be installed screen door. A bodyman friend of mine confirmed my observation that the best fix is to elongate the hinge mounting holes to allow the door to be moved out flush with the body. The door side would seem to be the easiest as the aluminum frame is thinner than the body side.
Has anyone done this before? Tips, suggestions on how to?
Or am I missing something here?
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.
1 ton front end
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