1930 Chevy sedan build thread...trying for 3K.

[buckroseau]

Got in about 6 hours today on the chubby. I pissed away about half of the day getting my plow truck started and plowing snow. Spent pretty much that time getting the doors mounted back up and swinging.....I think it's pretty cool that it has probably been 50+ years since the last time those doors swung open. Took a pic of the backing plates I made. Drilled and tapped them to 1/4"-20 and used a counter sunk machine bolts in the hinges. The orginal ones were countersunk also, but they were wood screws

Doesn't seem like much to get done today, but drilling and tapping those plates and then I had to drill through the 3/16" flat stock on the A pillar I had made a few weeks ago. After installed they actually fit pretty decent. I did fire up the gas ax and heat the hinges in a couple spots and massage them a bit to gain an 1/8" here and there in the door openings.

I had boughten a couple door handles throught speedway, along with some bearjaw door latches last week. I spent a couple extra minutes and installed those handles in the doors, I think they look pretty good. Hopefully this week I can get some more time in and start fabbing up the bear jaw latches and striker pins.

Matt