Doors
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Yank and pull? Yes we can tell you are not a body man. THese doors are made out of something calle SMC which is like fiberglass only 10x stronger. The door has and internal metal frame at each end with a HSS steel bar connecting both sides for strength and collision protection. This frame is not repairable nor is the inner SMC structure of the door. Replace the door and if any damage happened to the cowl of the car then have a body shop take a look at it for proper repair. Get some new hinges with the new door as well. Hinges can be bent but look normal and will give you all sorts of grief when trying to get everything to line up.
And if you are wondering about my qualifications on this advise, I used to be a body man and painter. Check out my build log on Sarah and you can see what kind of work I can do. Oh and the door on Sarah while minor damage on the outside the entire door needed to be replaced because of damage to the inner structure.
Massey
And if you are wondering about my qualifications on this advise, I used to be a body man and painter. Check out my build log on Sarah and you can see what kind of work I can do. Oh and the door on Sarah while minor damage on the outside the entire door needed to be replaced because of damage to the inner structure.
Massey
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To be honest, I was going to suggest wedging something in the hinge and closing the door, just as he did. But, I didn't want to be made out as a hack either. And then if something were to go wrong.....so I bit my tongue. It wouldn't have been the first time I've used a body part as it's own fixing tool. And yes, "yanks and pulls" are used for body repairs, and do work. Bending metal in the opposite direction of how it was misshapen can put it back in place, as long as you know how to use the leverage.
Last edited by Camaro 69; Jul 27, 2011 at 09:47 PM.
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True. But as you hinted, if you make a mistake at your "yanking and pulling", you are more apt to cause even more damage. It would be easy to take something that a good collision shop could fix for $200 and make it a $1000 repair.
To the OP, glad that you got it to close. Just know that working on these cars, with all of the "plastic" parts, can potentially get very expensive if you make a mistake. Just think the whole thing through and take your time.
To the OP, glad that you got it to close. Just know that working on these cars, with all of the "plastic" parts, can potentially get very expensive if you make a mistake. Just think the whole thing through and take your time.
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^ Yes, but the way he did it was smart. He kept the socket that he used as a wedge, metal to metal on both halves of the hinge. The inner structure of the hinge pillar (the part that was bent, and the part the hinges are mounted to) is metal. The plastic part of the pillar and doors is a skin covering.
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