I have a question about the door hinges on the '55s. Mine are of course minus the doors at this point but they seem to be in good shape as far as not being sloppy. They have some kind of catch in them that I would assume is to keep the door in an open position. On mine, moving the hinge by hand it takes a bit of "extra" effort to open them. Since I am putting on lightweight fiberglass doors, I am thinking that this might be an issue in cracking the 'glass. Has anybody taken the hinges out and removed or modified the catch on them? I also need to be able to remove the doors easily to put the car in the enclosed trailer so I really need the door hinges to swing out/in easily.
Door Hinge Question
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That's interesting, I wonder if there are different hinges according to model? This a 210 sedan.
My sons have trailers with the side doors and they can be a help but if the bottom of the car door is sitting lower than the trailer wheel box, you're out of luck. My trailer is a 1999 model, 28' with extra height. I just keep rebuilding it while my kids have been through 2-3 trailers already.Remember the "13"
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I'm pretty certain that all the door hinges are the same regardless of trim level (150, 210, 2400).
There IS a detent in the hinge for purpose of holding the door open, and Yes the hinges can be difficult to 'rotate' by hand without the leverage of a door, especially if they are not well lubricated.
I wouldn't do anything to modify that detent action at least until after you get the doors mounted as I don't think it will be a problem even with a FG door... even a fiberglass door should be reinforced in the hinge area...Comment
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I'm pretty certain that all the door hinges are the same regardless of trim level (150, 210, 2400).
There IS a detent in the hinge for purpose of holding the door open, and Yes the hinges can be difficult to 'rotate' by hand without the leverage of a door, especially if they are not well lubricated.
I wouldn't do anything to modify that detent action at least until after you get the doors mounted as I don't think it will be a problem even with a FG door... even a fiberglass door should be reinforced in the hinge area...Remember the "13"
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We have those on the Camaro & Monza and I have a set that I bought for this car but they can be a royal pain to get setup correctly. I was hoping to keep the stockers but it might not work out so I do have that option.Remember the "13"
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