it was my temper <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> I got mad at it .

I see.. Scary stuff man.

once in a while .. ya just gotta "vent" ..
inanimate object's are ok in my eyes !!



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sorry for the slow progress ...

but today I have a wee bit of an update .

started the drivers door panel , I have to re-pin the hinges , so I will be sure to post that as well .. (hopefully this weekend) but for now , this will have to do

started with removing the door and hinges



Next .. with the grinder "clipped" the edges



and off comes the skin .. there is a few spot welds , expecially for the vent window supports .. but easlily dealt with ..



New skin goes on .. and time to make it stick !!
I didnt have a mini rasp, have to go buy one .. so I called er' a day ..





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Shakes head in awe....wow.

got the flanges cleaned up today .. and got the POR15 on them




also "cleaned" up the inside , and got it POR15'd



trimmed up the holes for the handle and lock



and installed and ready to "bond"




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ok continueing on ... In order to "attach" the fiber skin .. you need to scuff the panel , where it will contact the metal shell , for as the say in the industry "tooth" , meaning .. something for the epoxy to stick to
fiber panel



metal shell , back to bare steel .



The epoxy I use in my shop is 3M panel bonder .. it's expencive , but if done propperly , it will never come apart , and they guarentee it !!



so now .. epoxied .. and clamped .. just has to cure ..




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so now the door is "curing " ...... time to address the hinges ..
lots of play , so time for some new hinge pins .

had the hinges sitting in a pot of deluted hydrofloic acid over night



so it make sandblasting a little easier and heres the works ..



had to cut the pin , and punch it out



next , I had to drill the old hinges to fit the new bushings



both sides have to be done because , the pin is a little larger . File the " burrs " and install the new bushings .. The pin also has to be trimmed , because it was to long .



I "plug" welded the bottom of the hinge , for safty .. and a little primer ... DONE



just have to wait for the epoxy to cure .. and I can mount the door


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all excited , I went in this morn. to get the door mounted .. removed all the clamps , and connected up the door handle , bolted on the hinges .. and got the door back on







Marked the position of the mirror , drilled and "nutcerted"



and put the mirror back on



Very happy with the way it turned out .. when I trim the fiberglass panels , I always trim them LARGE .. so there is enough panel to make my own panel gaps . it's always easier to remove material , then to add it . So when I do the "final" body work , I will be able to sand down the door edges , to make perfect panel gaps

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Are you making door skins for sale? 84 - 88? Tell us more about the hinge pins too. -- Matt