Examples of the worn hinge halves. Otherwise, they were nice. Used drysaw to cut off barrels Machined new barrels out of 5/8" round & 1/4" reamed hole. Had only 1 good hinge to make a holding fixture. 2 views of fixture which will hold the 3 different hinges. New barrel welded on Moving to the other half of hinge. I made a holder based on the 1 good hinge. This will be used to drill new holes. Hinge hole filled, ground and redrilled. Shots of ***embled pieces using a 1/4" shoulder bolt as the pin. Made 3/16" thk nut plates to remount hinge to door. The hinge halves were welded on originally. This gives some adjustment. Thanks for looking.
That's great! Just last week I was wondering why no one had come up with some method of repairing these. Nice job. Jay
Very nice, thanks for sharing! Between this and several other posts, anyone should be able to fix their Model A (or similar old car) hinge problem. It's nice to see other ideas. Here are a couple more: Technical how to build NICE model a door hinges for cheap - THE H.A.M.B. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298292 Technical Home Built Door Hinge Halves for '31 coupe - THE H.A.M.B. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375254
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