Re-Engineered Door Hinges

Did you destroy the hinge on the door also? I would try Bert's for original replacements also. If you don't come up with them. Get back to me directly at resdns@comcast.net and I will see what I have. Replacing the riveted ones on the doors is a task and 1/2!
 
Bill Underwood said:
Did you destroy the hinge on the door also? I would try Bert's for original replacements also. If you don't come up with them. Get back to me directly at resdns@comcast.net and I will see what I have. Replacing the riveted ones on the doors is a task and 1/2!
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I've never worked on the door hinges and rivets, but they don't look like fun. I saw a mint pair of 29 Tudor doors 3 years ago at a swap meet, but I didn't buy them just because someone foolishly torched the hinges.

I guess someone should make door hinge rivets that actually have nuts inside the door, sort of like the headlight rivet/nuts.
 
Bill Underwood said:
Did you destroy the hinge on the door also? QUOTE]

The part on the door isn't completely destroyed, but I had to drill the pins out and the holes are now oversized and probably not exactly in the center.
I could probably puddle weld the holes and re-drill, but I don't know if I could ever get the right alignment.

Tommy-
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Go right to bluechipengineering .com, they do Model A hinges and do an excellent job on them, they are pricey but they are flawless, I have them on my 30 sedan
 
TommyCoupe said:
Yeah, they sure are expensive.
I didn't mention this, but I would also need to buy the mounting kit.
http://macsautoparts.com/model-a-fo...-kit-a46302hmkt/camid/MDA/cp/DF0H7VGD1000026/

I really don't want to spend this much, but I'm at the point now where I'm so frustrated with the hinge pins, that I may need to do it just to keep my sanity and get past this step.

I'm going to contact BlueChipEng and see what they say.

Tommy-
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Aren't oversized pins sold for holes too large?
If not, you could always make your own.
 
berts has no used ones for sale . i just talked to them . really hard to find good used ones . a friend & i have been looking for sometime now . he is buying a set of those now . the bronze ones wont take paint . it is what it is !
 
Tom Wesenberg said:
Aren't oversized pins sold for holes too large?
If not, you could always make your own.
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I can't get the pins out of the center piece of the hinge. I've tried the 2-bar hinge pin removal tool, big hammers, heat, soaked them penetrating oil for over a month, and nothing seems to work. Then I tried all those methods at once and still nothing. I actually think that by beating on them, I probably expanded them more in the hole. Almost like riveting them in.

Maybe I'll take one more shot at removing the pins, but I just seem to damage them a little more every time I try.:(

Tommy-
 
It;s best to carefully drill down through the pins about 3/4 of the way, then use a punch to drive them out. This way everything behind the drilled hole will be pulled to a smaller diameter, rather than pushed to a larger diameter. It's tricky, but can be done if enough care is used.
 
I'll try this method on them, but the last time I drilled down the middle with a small 1/8 drill, I snapped the drill bit, and it's still in there.

I didn't expect this to be such a problem.

Tommy-
 
I believe the pins have a knurl under the head so if you are trying to drive them
down through the hinge you are going to have more problems than driving them
up from the bottom.

Bob
 
i just ordered some for my 29 at modelahinges.com they are exact repops of the original ones, so they match up perfectly and they also sell the door hinge and the cowl hinge separately and they give 10% off to alliance members from the hamb...
 
bluechipeng.com and modelahinges.com must be related as they describe the product the same... one is in mn and the other ny.....hmmmmm
 
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