IS there an easy way to install doors? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

harlyworkr · 01-07-2009, 07:36 PM

Trying to install my doors and I would make a sailor blush

! There is just not enough

and

in the world for this job. Got any ideas? BTW, the fenders are on the truck.

rambler · 01-07-2009, 07:39 PM

call a buddy.

I have seen someone fab a door gig to do one person installs, not sure if it is in the FAQ section.. I'm not sure when I will be up in that area, or I would give you a hand...

t&tkennels · 01-07-2009, 07:57 PM

i had the same problem, not enough hands. i used my floor jack rolled the jack up next to cab & sit the door on it& eased it on up , worked great.

KrazyKevin · 01-07-2009, 08:00 PM

I did as T&T did. A floor jack with a jackstand helps alot. Not as good as a buddy, but it did work. Then I made the mistake. I thought, I don't have a buddy near by, I'll just ask the wife. Well, unless you want a divorce, DO NOT ask the wife. Poor thing. I had to hold the door, and she was TRYING to start the bolts. Oh my. What a mess.

Senator350 · 01-07-2009, 08:12 PM

someone makes a dolly specifically for putting doors on.

i don't feel like searching the web tho...

*edit... why the hell not... http://automotive-door-dollys.brutmfg.com/

from what it looks like, this would be pretty easy to build. it might even be easier to add or convert a harbor freight engine stand into a door dolly.

harlyworkr · 01-07-2009, 08:14 PM

I had to take the fender back off to do it but I think the drivers side is done. Tell me what you all think.
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cdowns · 01-07-2009, 08:17 PM

engine hoists lift all sorts of stoff why not a door it's only a matter of balanceing while lifting

harlyworkr · 01-07-2009, 08:28 PM

I know this is gonna come back to haunt me but I have just got to say, that is the tightest crack I have ever seen, any tighter and I wont be able to get in the darn thing.

bowtieboy93 · 01-07-2009, 08:33 PM

I put the hinges on the cab then lifted the door and just held it up and finger threaded. Hard work but it didnt take too long.

CPNEJR · 01-07-2009, 08:33 PM

without the fender on you can put the door on pretty easily by yourself. you just slide the hinges in first and then latch the door as if it were attached and you only have to hold up the hing area whill putting the bolts on.

01-07-2009, 07:36 PM	#1
harlyworkr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Kansas Posts: 212	IS there an easy way to install doors? Trying to install my doors and I would make a sailor blush! There is just not enough and in the world for this job. Got any ideas? BTW, the fenders are on the truck.

01-07-2009, 07:39 PM	#2
rambler MOVE OVER Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Warrensburg, MO Posts: 5,470	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? call a buddy. I have seen someone fab a door gig to do one person installs, not sure if it is in the FAQ section.. I'm not sure when I will be up in that area, or I would give you a hand... __________________ No matter where you are..... There you are... Buckaroo Banzi

01-07-2009, 07:57 PM	#3
t&tkennels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: creedmoor n.c. Posts: 188	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? i had the same problem, not enough hands. i used my floor jack rolled the jack up next to cab & sit the door on it& eased it on up , worked great.

01-07-2009, 08:00 PM	#4
KrazyKevin What have I gotten into Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Liberty, TX Posts: 123	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? I did as T&T did. A floor jack with a jackstand helps alot. Not as good as a buddy, but it did work. Then I made the mistake. I thought, I don't have a buddy near by, I'll just ask the wife. Well, unless you want a divorce, DO NOT ask the wife. Poor thing. I had to hold the door, and she was TRYING to start the bolts. Oh my. What a mess. __________________ 1972 Chevy SWB Fleetside Project BumbleBee

01-07-2009, 08:12 PM	#5
Senator350 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 522	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? someone makes a dolly specifically for putting doors on. i don't feel like searching the web tho... edit... why the hell not... http://automotive-door-dollys.brutmfg.com/ from what it looks like, this would be pretty easy to build. it might even be easier to add or convert a harbor freight engine stand into a door dolly. __________________ RN U OVR Last edited by Senator350; 01-07-2009 at 08:14 PM.*

01-07-2009, 08:14 PM	#6
harlyworkr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Kansas Posts: 212	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? I had to take the fender back off to do it but I think the drivers side is done. Tell me what you all think.

01-07-2009, 08:17 PM	#7
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? engine hoists lift all sorts of stoff why not a door it's only a matter of balanceing while lifting __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

01-07-2009, 08:28 PM	#8
harlyworkr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Kansas Posts: 212	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? I know this is gonna come back to haunt me but I have just got to say, that is the tightest crack I have ever seen, any tighter and I wont be able to get in the darn thing.

01-07-2009, 08:33 PM	#9
bowtieboy93 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: (Cloverdale) Surrey BC Canada Posts: 1,566	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? I put the hinges on the cab then lifted the door and just held it up and finger threaded. Hard work but it didnt take too long. __________________ Travis travis_moffatt@hotmail.com 1969 Chevrolet C-10 LWB, 350c.i., TH350, In Pieces. 1991 GMC Sonoma, IROCS s10 grill 1963 Ford Galaxie 351/C4

01-07-2009, 08:33 PM	#10
CPNEJR Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Franconia,N.H. Posts: 1,029	Re: IS there an easy way to install doors? without the fender on you can put the door on pretty easily by yourself. you just slide the hinges in first and then latch the door as if it were attached and you only have to hold up the hing area whill putting the bolts on. __________________ (Only) Member of the CPNE Fan Club Aint that the truth 67 C-10 350 with 3-speed tranny and 308 gears swb step 82 Z28 Camaro 355 small block over 350 hp and a borg warner super t-10 (blown engine) 72 Chevy K20 Suburban (future project) 70 Chevy K20 now 68 GMC K2500 2003 Chevy 2500hd ccsb 4X4 (daily driver)

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