Ronnie Happy new Year back at ya. My elky is a 72. The hinges are probably very similar in design if not identical. I removed the 3 bolts holding each hinge to the door. I drove out the hinge pin and left the chassis portion attached to the body. Basically rebuilt it on the car.
If you do it this way be absolutely sure to tape up the rear edge of the fender & leading edge of the door. I also used a couple of old beach towels as bumpers. Also people have highly recommended marking the location of the door side hinge so you can get it close on the reinstallation. Rebuilding the hinge was easy (once I got the drill & spring tool) , it was the reinstallation and realignment of the door which took time. And finally, on my 72 at least, I it looks like I could have rebuilt the lower hinge without completely removing the door. But it was impossible to reinstall the hinge pin on the upper because of interference with the door sheetmetal. Lastly, if you do rebuild yours, make sure that the "flutes" at the head of the hinge pin are not too long. They should only be long enough that they engage the metal of the hinge & not pass into the bushing. If I find my camera I'll post pictures. On Jan 2, 2008 9:01 AM, ronnie, a.k.a. rocko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, just wanted to wish everyone on the list a happy new > year, i did miss the year of ricks car on the door hinge > issue, i have a 67 and someone told me in order to get to the > hinge bolts one would have to remove a fender, instresting, never > considered taking removing the door, was just wondering if the > same method would work on a 67, thanks, ronnie > > ------------------------------ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > > -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
