How To Aline Hinges and door question

[jmccrack]

So I have my doors trimmed and fitted into their spaces. I have the crash bar , latch and door hinges mounted in the door. I have the tee brackets mounted on the frame. I have the slots cut in the body for the hinge half that is mounted on the body. So my question. if I mount the hinge half on the tee bracket and leave that hinge and the tee bracket loose. then put the door in place run a 1/4" drill rod thru both hinges and then tighten up the tee bracket and hinge will that get me close to fitting?

[Pat Landymore]

If your luck is better than mine was, it should be a decent start…

A lot will depend on how flush you have the vertical face of the front crash beam sitting to the inside of the door.

That issue seems have caused a ‘gift’ on my truck that keeps on giving…I’ll swear on a stack of FFR assembly guides that my doors, particularly pass side, are twisting again. 😡

Good luck!

[jmccrack]

man oh man.

[VIRGIN MIKE]

As you tighten everything you (in my case) will get creep - loosen here, tighten there, overcorrect a bit to compensate for the creep, rinse and repeat.
My doors are fitting pretty well now but the windows seem to be on a different plane than the opening

[Ray]

Before embarking on such an endeavor, most builders say an appropriately edited version of the following:

"Recommended procedure before taking on a repair of Lucas equipment: Check the position of the stars, kill a chicken and walk three times clockwise around your car chanting:" Oh mighty Prince of Darkness protect your unworthy servant.."

Ray