Hot Rods HELP? 1932 ford roadster door hinge issues

Hey guys,

here is a picture of my 1932 ford roadster door. I am wondering if anyone knows where to get this type of hidden hinge???

 

with that forward door gap, I'd say the hinges are the least of your worries right now.
what's wrong with using stock type hinges?

 

Looks like you need a door stretcher machine.

 

Everything is just mocked up right now, so there is plenty of room for adjustment, including the front cowl. I am just wondering if anyone is familiar with this type of door, or where it comes from, and the hinges to order for it. Thanks

 

Here is the original McGee roadster showing the hidden hinges.


Here is the clone using the Brookville body with hidden hinges.

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Here is the Brookville door and the hidden hinges for the McGee clone.


Here is another style that I like but will require more work.


Rod Bods body using hidden hinges to copy McGee's roadster.


Brookvillle body and doors with hidden hinges. Note cowl support for hinges.

The door is from Rod Bods and they also offered the hinges. The cowl still needs the door jam installed and then you could use the Brookville hinges or any bear claw ones on the market. Converting to stock hinges requires a lot of work but can be done. Hidden hinges have been around since the 50's and installed on some famous roadsters like Bob McGee. You can check out this month's SRM for full details and the clone the LARS built. Build it you way!

 

awesome sir, thank you. I will look into rods bods

 

I seem to recall the McGee car used Studebaker hinges.

 

1950's JEEP Pickup hinges can be used for hidden hinges too. Bob

 

Here's some on a glass body

 

Easier said than done, as far as hidden hinge system that actually works, and maintains perfect gaps.....let alone starting with very ill fitting body panels.

There is no 1-800 kit that will make it an easy job.

Larry mentioned stock "type" hinges, and I agree, especially if you've never done a very rough body like this.

Once the work is done to mount exposed hinges solidly, now you have the blessing of two adjoining panels that will hold their gap and alignment. Then your job is to concentrate on the door-to-rear quarter gap, by moving the cowl/door system to align with the rear half. If you don't get the front gap stable, you will fail. In my opinion, the hidden system would be much more difficult.

This 32 was dirt cheap because they gave up, despite all the hacking and welding to get "cool" suicide hidden hinges.. They were from a Ford pickup maybe. About 50 pounds of crap.. The doors never came close to working without hitting somewhere..let alone any sort of gap being within reason.

Car went back to non suicide exposed, and the gaps are near perfect, better that one of the red cars above that has the lower right door corner sticking out..

It's easy to get people to put up pics of a random cars, but what tools, skills, and determination are required for a very rough body?..

 

F&J...... Nice job making a cabriolet out of a hacked up 5 window.

 

I've heard of "traditional" guys using early F-100 hinges. And I think '55 Chevy hinges might have been used before.

But, I have to agree that it would be simplest and probably a better solution to buy a set of original style hinges from Brookville and fab the inner doors to mate to them.

 

Hidden hinges in a 32 roadster will require a fonkey looking front kick panel,,Just use STOCK hinges.

 

Did you even try google? Even just a little bit?

https://www.google.com/search?q=hid...VChMI0tDG1tWAxwIVjYuSCh1Rpgye&biw=320&bih=444

Most are semi adjustable