1:(http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/6760/dscf3158c.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/dscf3158c.jpg/) The J-clips had rusted away, so the bolts just turned | 2:(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/579/dscf3159q.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/37/dscf3159q.jpg/) Easier than drilling the bolts out, just angle-grind through the hinge | 3:(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3521/dscf3160x.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/196/dscf3160x.jpg/) Now free, you can see the mess behind the hinge | 4:(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/531/dscf3161v.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/6/dscf3161v.jpg/) Fishing rust out of the bulkhead with a magnet to clear the drain hole | 5:(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7794/dscf3153l.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/dscf3153l.jpg/) The old passenger door looked like a grenade had gone off inside it! |
6:(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2357/dscf3152i.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/196/dscf3152i.jpg/) One door off, anti-rust sprayed inside the bulkhead and red oxide on the outside | 7:(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6861/dscf3162d.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/30/dscf3162d.jpg/) Fit the new J-clip bolts by jamming a screwdriver in the clip and easing it through the central hole, then use a second screw-driver to lever it down into place | 8:(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1520/dscf3154k.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/7/dscf3154k.jpg/) The passenger door just went straight on... | 9:(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/742/dscf3156cy.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/dscf3156cy.jpg/) Although the catch/lock is in a completely different place (the ply is only temporary) | 10:(http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/5901/dscf3155o.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/dscf3155o.jpg/) The door tie-rod is pretty easy to fit, although I'd lost the pins! |
11:(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6607/dscf3157p.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/64/dscf3157p.jpg/) The bottoms of the "new" doors were pretty scrappy, so I rivetted on some "bling" (as my gf called them!) to hold them together | 12:(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4955/dscf3164p.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/405/dscf3164p.jpg/) The drivers door didn't fit nicely, as it was too low at the rear... | 13:(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2555/dscf3163p.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/153/dscf3163p.jpg/) ...because I'd had to rebuild/weld the top hinge position and had got the holes slightly wrong... | 14:(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6586/dscf3169y.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/dscf3169y.jpg/) ...but by elongating the bottom holes by about 5mm... | 15:(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6567/dscf3170n.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/dscf3170n.jpg/) ...the door came up into position and the job's a good'n :) |