Seriously twice in one day

 

Okay, you lost me. WTHAYTA? LOL

 

Spammers. They hit the carpet thread too.

 

With all of this talk about doors etc. I was wondering if anyone has any easy tricks / tips to know before I attempt the pins and bushings on my '80 Camaro.. Thanks in advance.

 

Make sure you locate where the hinges are so they can be put back on in the same spot.

 

Very good tip Damon. Marking around the hinges on the body and door side will make reassembly much easier! Also get a floor jack and make a jig to hold it like I described earlier. A helper is a must too!
And remove only one hinge at a time to repair! Don't go nuts and pull them all off at once. That will help even more. I've actually done them by myself with the jack by doing just single hinge at a time.

 

I've read about putting a self tapping screw threw the hinge, or under it, so all you have to do is use that to relocate it. Sort of as a guide.

 

I've used a drill bit, but a self tapping screw would work the same. Some times self tappers get funky when going through two peices of metal though. The outer piece is drilled and threaded before the inner piece. The then screw is tight in the outer one before the hole is drilled in the inner one. Tough to explain, but I would predrill with a self tapper.

 

I never wanted to do the self tapper, as the hinge is too thick and they can snap in thick material. Also might want to adjust the hinge one day and then I'd have to take it out anyway.

 

I would predrill a self tapper, I hate trying to hold them straight while drilling them. They work nice for cutting threads though.