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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: zowtiak on November 09, 2009, 12:13:10 AM
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Gotta keep the cost down , so i am going to experiment with some homemade 1/2 doors. Any ideas where to get some hinges on the cheap?
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The cheapest would be the ones on your Jeep right now, just transfer them over. Other than that, junkyard.
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thought about that initially but i was weary about unbolting them off then on again. My Jeep has been repainted and it looks like it might damage it if I did that. However i did find some on ebay. we will see how it goes in 2 days 12 hours...
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thought about that initially but i was weary about unbolting them off then on again. My Jeep has been repainted and it looks like it might damage it if I did that. However i did find some on ebay. we will see how it goes in 2 days 12 hours...
Well, the doors were painted with the hinges on, even stock. I wouldn't screw with them, unless you're not going to be reusing the doors. It's a bit of a PITA to get the doors aligned again. I wouldn't remove the body hinge either. If you're making custom doors and can weld then you can make your own hinge with a long bolt.
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Gotta keep the cost down , so i am going to experiment with some homemade 1/2 doors. Any ideas where to get some hinges on the cheap?
are you making these doors out of aluminum or will they be tube doors? will they have a frame?
a long bolt that you bend at 90degree is a good start - then weld it to a 3/16'' plate 1/2'' wide parallel to the long side of the bolt - drill couple of holes in the plate and your homemade door and put a couple of screws in it. you can also get some 5/16'' bar and bend it in a u shape and if your doors will be tube ones weld one side to the front vertical tube on the door - use a die to create the thread at the end so you can throw a nut on there to avoid the door coming off.
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I think wood is the answer. I will only use them in the summer, and we get 10 inches of rain a year. I will take pics and keep updated. Be a good winter project!
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Might still have an extra set laying around. If not, replacement hinges can be had for $25 a set on ebay most of the time.