Door Installation Question

[newkitman]

MY TDr currently has the doors taped on and the holes in the body drilled for the hinges. Would you recommend a small metal plate on the inside to take the wear-and-tear of door opening and closing or just leave it as is. BTW…had to cut two holes each side to access the hinge nuts. Carpet will cover tham easily but it sure make access to the nuts a lot easier. 🙂

Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

[Paul Mossberg]

Allen,

Yes. Either that, or a couple large fender washers on the inside of the door and door jam bolts.

Cutting access holes is standard operating procedure.

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[ray10]

Allen yes ,I put in a aluminum bar in door jam then

fiberglassed
it in. 😉

ray102015-07-26 19:10:21

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[crash55]

I’ll go with the fender washers it would not hurt to spread the stress out

[billnparts]

I originally cut holes to access the nuts but later found that they could be reached from inside the rear wheelwell.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
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