So, I've been on here a while just browsing around and I finally decided to pick up a project. I am now the proud owner of a 37 GMC pickup. However I can't get the damb doors open . I'm thinking of pulling the hinge pins to remove the doors. I'm just wondering if anyone knows if the striker is simmilar to a house door or is it similar to a late model style (ie bear claw style). seeing as one style will allow me to pull the pins and remove the door, the other wont. Any help or insight would be greatly apreciated.
your in Canada and you must be a hunter... After your done maybe the inner door handles work.... Wear eye protection and ear plugs are a plus but not really necessary .. Who wears ear plugs while hunting Moose ?... BANG your in.. Dave ps: you will want tinted side winders anyway
Windows aren't the problem I've got them rolled down. and the inner handles work just as well as the outers. I did get inside lastnight by going through the missing floor board.
37 GMC is a rare piece. Cars didn't have bearclaw type latches until at least the 1960s or so, so if you take the pins out, the doors should be able to be removed. Of course, a locksmith could probably make a key for you for $30 or so, and that might get you in, too.
Here's some pics of the passenger door latch and striker on my '38 chevy. It's the same cab. If you don't have a exterior door handle, just use a 1/4 square shaft like a screwdriver shaft or something. Jamb it in the hole and twist.
Welcome from 1 Albertan to Another.. Where in Alberta are you located? Kinda reminds me of that song.. Somebodys knockin , but I cant get in ... Terry.
With the windows down you should be able to spray some Weasel Piss down to the latch mechanism. The doors won't be locked, if they were the inside handles would still open them. Pulling the pins will get the doors off, too.
had that problem on my old 27 T. That's what I did. A liberal dose of PB Blaster in the latch, then a smack with a flat blade screwdriver right on the bolt and she popped right open. After some massaging with a body hammer (repeated smacking), and more PB Blaster, that*****er worked like new.
The drivers door has a twist lock on the rear part of the door panel, the right door is the one tht will have the key lock in the handle....that is if it's like my 1937 chev pickup.
Welcome. Looking good. Do you have the rest of the truck or just the cab? I have a '37 chev truck. The one in my avatar. Good luck with your build.
Welcome to the 37GMC owners club. Was any of the front sheetmetal and trim with the truck? These pieces are hard to find and can be pretty pricey if you do find them. Pieces in good shape sell high on e-bay. Your cab looks to be in real good condition. Even items like the front hood trim pieces or hood side trim can sell for around $100 to restorers if in good condition. The hood, grill/grill housing and the trim peices for these were unique to GMC . All the rest of the parts are the same as a Chevrolet. 37 GMC's came with Oldsmobile straight 6s. GMC production numbers on the 37 model were about 1/10th of Chevrolet.
Thanks K13, and Tom. The cab is a little rough but it's all repairable. and to answer your questions, I only have the cab at this point (and doors). everything else was stripped from the chassis. but the cab is fairly complete, minus the pasenger door pannel and the window crank. I'll have to go back when the snow melts my buddy is sure they are there. I can't wait to dig into this thing, gonna start on a frame within the next month. guess I'll have to make a build thread.
Salty- have you tried "Weasel Piss?" R S S - Nice find; I hope you appreciate that it is unusal to find. I knew a G M C dealer that looked for a 'prewar' model pickup to restore for more than 30 years and never found one. I'm sure you'll do this up right, so lotsa pics are in order. Glad to have you around.
Like the body. I have a 38 chev I am doing. How much you looking at chopping it? I am looking at 3in on mine. here is a pic of mine.
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