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Passenger Front Pillar
The pillar was tack-welded
into position and the door put back on the car. Once I find the
position that allows the door to close the best, the pillar will
be welded solidly into place.
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34 Year Old Hinges
Despite their age,
the hinges are still very usable. I had to soak them for days
(no kidding) in WD-40 to loosen them. Once they smoothly opened
and closed, I soaked them in a graphite based lubricant and they
operate very nicely now.
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Passenger's Side Done
After a day of monkeying
around, I found the 'sweet spot' for the door to close properly.
I paid extra special attention to the gaps around the door to
make sure they were all even (more or less).
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Another Movie
Here's a short Quicktime
Movie of the door closing. Note the confident sound of the door
striking the catch.....music to my ears!
Click Here To Get QuickTime
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Starting on the Driver's
Side
One down, one to go.
The screws holding the driver's door were siezed beyond belief.
I soaked them for days with WD-40 and then finally loosened them
with Dave Homer's impact driver. I have no idea why he has one,
but it's great to have friends with good tools.
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Working with Sheet
Metal
I originally had this
picture of my knuckle dripping blood after a typical sheet metal
scuff, but I decided earlier to keep all pages blood free. A
good supply of cloth band-aids is never far away in our house.
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Second Time Smarter
Having spent way too
much time on the passenger's side to get it in properly, I was
able to put the driver's pillar in quickly.
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Cleaning The Threads
I find that it makes
life easier to clean the threads out on all new parts before
trying to force in the bolt. Usually the threads are filled with
paint from the factory and sometimes the bolts just can't start
properly.
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Mike and The Pig Van
Here's my buddy Mike
again with his 78 camper. He's been having some trouble with
his gas guage lately, sound familiar bus owners? Anyway Mike
has a history of running out of gas at the worst possible times,
he now carries a gallon of gas with him - the guage is still
unfixed.
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