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Old 07-30-2013, 11:57 PM   #1
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Door rust, need help

Hi guys, when I bought my truck, body work (except paint) was done. I now have rust in my passenger door where the top hinge bolts on, and it is getting so bad the door is starting to sag. I have no experience with metal work, and was wondering what you would do to solve this. I have several parts trucks near me that I found on craigslist, should I buy a door for that piece and get it welded in? Or skip the donor door and get someone to just weld something in that will work? I would like to avoid swapping the door completely, it has shaved handles, speakers, etc. Thanks!
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Old 07-31-2013, 12:01 AM   #2
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Re: Door rust, need help

Without seeing how bad the rust is and the extend of it... I would take it off, cut the rust out and weld some new metal in there. You could pick up a donor door and just do some surgery to yours with the metal from the donor.

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Re: Door rust, need help

The rust seems to be contained to just the area around the hinge. I think that is what I will be doing! Thanks
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