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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Doors

I have a 66. The doors, hinges and cab were all seperated to sand blast and paint. I have worked for hours trying to get them to line up with no luck. Does anybody have any tricks for putting the doors back on. Any help would be great.
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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Those doors are a real pain in the keester to get put on straight/flush. The only suggestions I have is be patient and keep trying. I wish I knew of a shortcut.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 05:35 AM
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Make sure the vehicle is parked on hard level ground when removing/installing doors.

If the doors were removed when the vehicle was parked on soft ground, on a slope or was on jackstands, re-hanging the doors can be a real b!tch.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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Thanks. I will keep trying. You have to wonder how they did it on the assembly line.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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If you were just beginning I drilled 2 1/8 inch hole in each side of hinge thru the metal. Then used line up dowels to line back up.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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I already took them off. I did finally got the drivers side door on. Now onto the other side. Thanks everyone for your help.
 
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