63 media body strip

[Robert B.]

Having the body stripped this week, I have the interior gutted and the front and rear glass out of the car. Should I take the doors off ??

[Domenic T.]

Re: 63 media body strip

Robert,
I did when I did my frame off, but if you take them off it can get hard to get them on exactly as they came off.
I drilled two1/8 holes in the hinge & spacers with different spacing so I could get them lined up again. Also count th spacers and get them back in the same way they were drilled because the drill holes may be slightly at a angle.
You can't see any of this when you put the panels on and all you need are two 1/8 rods to push thru the hinge & spacers to get the door almost exactly where it was.
DOM

[Dick W.]

Re: 63 media body strip

Having the body stripped this week, I have the interior gutted and the front and rear glass out of the car. Should I take the doors off ??

The more apart, the better the job the stripper can do.

[Gary F.]

Re: 63 media body strip

You just might want to think about changing the door hinge pins as long as the doors are off. New pins will take any play out of the door, and it will open & close like brand new.