My DS door repair has been a week long project. I finally cut the patch after checking and rechecking the measurments. It was a good fit. The preparation paid off with a good result. I also used my stud gun to pull some dents on the DS door. Some filler will finish the job. Before After Before After
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It will be time to cut and weld the door bottom into place after I patch a few more holes. I marked lines tonight and will double check measurments tomorrow.
Tonight I finished refurbishing my windows. The door glass isn't perfect but still in very nice shape. The lower rails are almost totally rust free. They are now ready to install.
Several weeks ago I attempted to repair my original door but then chnaged plans and decided to use it as a donor. The spots welds I had cut out were welded shut tonight. I then applied POR-15. Plenty of welding and a lot more grinding. The copper spoon came in handy.
The bottom of my badly damaged original DS door will become a patch piece. Tonight I cut it off, making the piece bigger than I'll actually need. I also media blasted portions of the DS door that I plan to install on the truck. Later this week I hope to weld the patch piece into place.
I cleaned up a few of the door parts so they will be ready when the time comes to install them. A wire wheel on a drill and a poly carbide disc on my grinder helped me finish stripping the inner portion of the DS door to bare metal. I replaced my stock door checks with a Jeep Cherokee door check. The 1965 factory door check only goes to full open. The Jeep Cherokee check has 2 detents which is nice for parking lots and windy days. I found out about this upgrade from a forum I belong to. The Jeep Cherokee from 1984 - 2001 should have the correct door check to replace the stock Chevy truck door check. I pulled 6 door checks from the local salvage yard. Two have the rubber stop and the other 4 don't. I like the ones without the rubber stop. Here's a link to more info.
I welded some holes closed and stripped paint off a large portion of the DS door. Needs a lot more work. I need to media blast some of the interior of the door and then patch the bottom section.
My PS door needed a few repairs before attaching a new outer skin. I replaced a missing captured nut for the door panel and made a patch to repair some holes near the top of the window frame where a mirror bracket was mounted. I'm pretty pleased with the result. The rust holes in the bottom corner were welded up but the metal was pretty thin there. I hope it lasts a while. A new door skin will go on next month.
I've decided to use the blue door instead of my original door. The brace inside the door jam of my original door was very difficult to remove. After drilling out about 20 spot welds, I decided to just give up. Further inspection of the blue door shows that it's in superb shape. It will take plenty of work to restore it but it's an excellent candidate. I have the supplies needed to rebuild the hinges.
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