I am in need of some help with my woodie. My drivers door is drooping. I have tried the washers behind the hinge and it makes things worse. If anyone has any help I would be so happy. I am thinking I need to take off the wood and interior panel and tweak the frame but not sure. It is a 1950 Ford, chevy power.
Welcome from just across the Beaver/Butler County line! Check in with the folks over on the Ford Barn also. I’m sure someone here on the HAMB or over at fordbarn.com will have some helpful input.
Welcome Maybe you should post this problem on the main forum. There's a lot of guys on the HAMB with '49-''51 Fords, and considering the Woody doors are mostly metal with just a wood insert, hinge adjustment is probably the same as a Sedan.
I've seen sagging doors fixed with a turnbuckle and a piece of cable from the upper hinge to the lower back corner of the door. Not sure if that could be made to work inside your door or not.
The way we used to align sagging metal doors in the body shop, was to open the door slightly and place a 2x4 on a floor jack. place it under the back of the door and not on the outside lip, then jack it up a little at a time, letting the jack down and checking the fit. Repeat the process until the desired fit is obtained.
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