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Old 06-10-2018, 10:41 PM   #1
playinsafe44
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1950 3100 Door Adjustment

Hello everyone. I've been working on my old (very rusty) truck for a few months now. My goal is to complete all of the rust repair and get the cab structurally sound before moving on. I wanted to get the door to line up before I welded any more metal, but it's fighting me.

Before anyone asks... No, I did not brace this cab before cutting and welding. The front cab mounts were gone, most of the kick was gone, the lower hinge pockets gone, and the floor was covered in layered sheet metal and fiberglass. I keep looking for reference points, compare measurements side-to-side, and also compare to my dad's nearly rust free truck for reference. Hopefully this works out.

No matter how much I try to adjust this, I cannot get the belt line right on the doors. It appears as if my entire door needs to shift up, but there is not adjustment in the hinges (which are rebuilt). I assume the hinges have been tweaked over the years and need to be heated and bent up to raise the door. Is there something else I should try before I heat and bend the hinges?
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