Wife's 48

[8man]

OK, got to work on the doors for the 54 today. I had some advice from a question I asked in the forum. So here goes.

First, I plug welded the inner bracket for the push button door handle in the 48 door.
IMG_2122 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
I had tacked the outer skin in place and got in a hurry to make sure the push button handle fit right. So yes, I got in a hurry and had to drill out the plug welds, just in case I had to do a lot of hammering to make the outer skin smooth. Turned out I didn't, but I'm glad I took the bracket out just in case. I had to plug weld it back in.
IMG_2119 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
This is where I started on the outer skin of the rider's door. I had finished the drivers door when I started it.

This is the driver's door patch, with the plug welds re-done.
IMG_2124 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
And with the handle on it, temporarily.
IMG_2123 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
Next I started on the inside lower part of the door. I cut out the rust and trimmed a patch for the hole.
IMG_2118 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr
And then I started welding the patch in place and finishing the welds.
IMG_2125 by Robert Moorman, on Flickr

After I get all the patching done, I'm going to have them soda blasted and primed. I'll see what will need to be done to them to get rid of the rust pits.