Adjusting Doors
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Laughing Gas
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Adjusting Doors
Can anyone share information or experience on how you pulled in the tops of the doors on these early F-100 trucks. I have three 56 Ford F-100's and all six doors need to be pulled inwards on the top to line up with the cab sheet metal. Also, some of the doors have a really nice gap all the way around and others have a wider gap all the way around. Very little variance in the gap being out of square. It seems to be more of an issue of door openings or doors being up to 1/8" difference in size.
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Since no one else replied to this one, I'll bump it to the top and share my experience. I bought adjustable hinges from Mid Fifty, which helped with some of the problem, but my 1956 Ford Shop Manual recommends using a two by four to bend the door to fit when out of alignment. They were not so much on fit and finish in those days, I guess.
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The shop manual doesn't say hit the door with the 2 x 4! LOL! You put the 2 x 4 in the jamb somewhere and push on the door opposite that and bend it.
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Oh! Ha ha, that makes better sense!.
Fleet Owner
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From: Central PA
Since no one else replied to this one, I'll bump it to the top and share my experience. I bought adjustable hinges from Mid Fifty, which helped with some of the problem, but my 1956 Ford Shop Manual recommends using a two by four to bend the door to fit when out of alignment. They were not so much on fit and finish in those days, I guess.
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