ford guy, very nice start. cool back story & nice to see you doing this. I am rebuilding an '86 to be used as a daily driver.
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"The new pins and bushings made the most difference in how the doors closed. The plastic bushings I pulled out of there didn't look too bad given their age, but the new bronze bushings made a huge difference and made closing the doors a one-finger-push deal.
The driver's side hinge spring had broken a long time ago and was probably the single best thing fixed this time around; not having the door constantly fall closed is really underappreciated. Replacing this spring was easily done with the door off, body-side hinge mounted to the truck, a long flathead screwdriver and hammer to tap them home....." this is a very true statement!!!
I am in the same boat on my pass. door. I was wondering if you might share a little more detail on how you (proceedure) repaired the hinges?
thanks!!
rodstored-72