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Got my doors back from media blasting, to find that they are quite a bit worse than they first appeared. The door hinges are somewhat shagged too.
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Morning Owen,
Any pictures so we can see how bad they are. What do the hinges look like on a 11 cab? Jon
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Hello Jonathan,
These are the only photos I have on my PC at the moment (I'm sat at work ![]() ![]() The attached photo of reproduction Ford Model A hinges looks quite similar, and may potentially be a basis to start from. The long ones anyway. Does anybody know the dimensions of the Model A hinges? Thanks, Owen.
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Oh my, they are quite rusty but probably nothing that can't be fixed, some photo's of the whole door would be nice. I suppose, if someone has some in good condition then that would be the easiest option but if not, then you or someone is going to have to use what they can and recreate what's needed. It shouldn't be that difficult but if you have to pay someone, it's the time that's the problem. As for the hinges, the longer Ford ones look like they could used if they are somewhere near dimensionally correct.
Jonathan
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Hi Owen
Your doors look to be about typical so just take time replace the rusted sections. Now as to new hinges for Pattern 11 or 12 or for that mater any CMP new or NOS replacements are scarce as hens teeth. When I restored my Pat 12 back 12-13 years ago when I got to the point of fitting the doors to the cab figured I'd make some "temporary" replacements till I could find replacements. As you can guess the "temporary" hinges are still on the truck and working fine. Took the approach what would a mechanic out in the desert of North Africa do if he needed door hinges, other than take them off another truck. He would make them out of what he had at hand. Mine are made from some heavy tubing stock which had ID of 3/8 inch cut and welded to some 1/4 inch floor plate. Pins are just 3/8 inch bolts with the heads filed down. Simple and crude but they work just fine. They have the added bonus of if I want to drive with the doors off just drive out the pin. The only thing I might improve on if I made new ones was to work where the weld hits at the door full open. Door go past 90 degrees but do not open all the way back. But the door straps keep them from doing that anyway. One last shimming the door while fitting, I had a whole bunch of refrigerator magnets and used them to shim the door square in the opening while I fitted the doors. Will try and find a photo of that process. Cheers Phil
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There were a few old MLU postings concerning rebuilding doors. One of which is mine. Most doors are rusted out at least the bottom third and new metal is needed..... a total new skin inside and out it easier than patching. The door frame U shape can be made locally by a steel fabricator who will bend some U shape strips which you will need to bend/stretch to fit the arch curve of the door frame. A simple wooden form made from 2x8 hard wood is fine. Apply heat to the u shape form and bend down to match the curve buck!!nThe Unique cab 11/12 hinges are NOT available anywhere that I know of and will need to be fabricated from 1/4 thick stock unless you can find some old ones. The Ford models available require too much rewelding of holes and redrilling to be worth the $$$ asked.
A blacksmith/fabricator should be able to make reproductions if you have at least one good one to work from. Pins should be standard Chev 1/4 inch or 5/16....if the pins are loose tap a few marks with a center punch on the pin shaft to tighten them....... as Phil pointed out it is convenient to be able to remove the doors so the pin has only a head at the top end. The hinges are a weak part of the early cab design..... they twist and distort easily......and the flexibilty to line up the doors comes in handy. Another weakness of the door frame is at the locking mechanism... the U shape frame is usually cracked. Also where the limiting strap is bolted to the hinge side of the door the U shape frame is usually twisted unless it has been reinforced in it's previous life. Cab 11 did not have a limiting strap and it is not unusual to see Canadian trucks on parade square with the driver's door fully opened against the cargo box.... I suspect they even tied the door handle to the cargo box to keep it flapping around. Part of the reason for leaving the door open is that ti is such a pain to get in and out.....try doing that while wearing heavy Winter clothing.....practical experience in North Africa was to remove and loose the doors very early while in action. If you need exact measurements I will sketch something from my stock as it should be posted on MLU for future reference. See what you can find in the restoration thread or under the Hammond barn from a few years back. I will dig up in my photo library for information. Getting a door repaired/reskinned is a $400 to 500 dollar job in a regular body shop....... don't forget the door handles are FORD 1935/36 UTILITY and LWD has them in stock so as MAC AUTO in chromed format. Bob C.
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Jonathan, Phil, Bob,
Thanks for your responses. Here goes: Quote:
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Found Bob's info (post 60 on): http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...t=12207&page=2 Post 163 onwards here is also of interest: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...t=20363&page=6 I'll post some better pictures of my doors over the weekend, to gather opinion on them.. Thanks, Owen.
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