40 Door hinges

Uncle Josh
Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
edited March 2013 in HUDSON
Before I head to the machine shop, does anybody happen to have some good door hinges for a 40 coupe? I don't think I should use this one. The halves on the doors are OK. I need the half on the body. Are the sedans the same? I thought maybe I could use the lower ones from the 46 but they changed the length and the offset. And the uppers are completely different.

Maybe I could grow a new one with these new-fangled printers. Anybody know if valves have stem cells?

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  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    You should be able to weld that, or bondo it up. Just don't slam the door afterwards.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Wow, never saw a hinge that bad, what does the rest of the car look like?
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    Surprisingly, the other half of the hinges on the doors are virtually rust-free. Body off, I have fixed the frame, replaced the rear springs, made a left lower A-frame from a right, transplanted a trunk floor pan from a 46 parts car, made a floor, NOS grill frame etc. and rebuilt the straight 8. About what's expected in Northern NYS. It's gettin there.
    http://www.youtube.com/v/g1bRZXfhr8Y&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I have a 42 Super 6 Brougham with door hinges that seem in tact. Would those be the same ?
    Isnt the bottom one welded into the body ?
    Roger
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