Re: Installing Doors on my Model A Ford

Posted by JACK RICHARD on January 09, 1997 at 21:43:39

In Reply to: Installing Doors on my Model A Ford
posted by Ken Smith on January 01, 1997 at 16:19:48

I HAVEN'T INSTALLED DOORS ON A PICK-UP, BUT HAVE ON A 1930 COUPE AND A 1928 FORDOR, AND THE PRINCIPLES ARE THE SAME. IF THE DOOR IS 1.5" OUT (AT THE TOP?), THEN MOVING THE LOWER HINGE TOWARD THEOUTSIDE OF THE CAR WILL MOVE IT INWARD. IF THE LOWER FRONT OF THE DOOR IS THEN TOO FAR OUT, THEN EITHER THE DOOR HAS "SPSRUNG" AND MUST BE UNSPRUNG BY TWISTING IT IN THE PROPER DIRECTION. ANOTHER CAUSE MAY BE THE CAB ITSELF IS DISTORTED OR TWISTED, AND THIS IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE IS THE DOOR ISN'T DAMAGED AND CORRECTIONS CAN'T BE MADE WITH THE HINGE ADJUSTMENTS (SOMETIMES THE HINGES HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND BENT TO ADJUST). TO UNTWIST OR CORRECT THE BODLY, ADD OR REMOVE RUBBER SHIMS BETWEEN THE FRAME AND BODY AT THE BOLT MOUNTING LOCATIONS. THIS BECOMES AN INTERESTING LESSON IN GEOMETRY AS CHANGING OR ADJUSTING THESE SHIMS ALSO CHANGES THE COWL- HOOD FIT. MOST RESTORERS START AT THE FRONT WITH THE RADIATOR AND WORK BACKWARDS WHEN ADJUSTING SHIMS AND HOOD AND BODY ALIGNMENT. GOOD LUCK, IT CAN ALL BE ADJUSTED, EVEN IF THE FRAME SOMETIMES HAS TO BE REALIGNED ALSO!



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