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11/08/21:I finally got back to working on the ole ‘52. Long overdue, but its been a busy summer and fall for me. In between time entertaining family, I spent most of my time in my basement converting it into a familyroom/bar, a project that has taken me two years so far. In early fall, we took a trip to Portland, Oregon to see our son who moved out there almost four years ago and due to the pandemic, we were not able to visit. Great trip and we loved Portland! Three days later, my sister came up (a genealogy expert) to visit and we took a trip thru New England chasing my wives ancestry and of course the fall colors.

Today, using the new door support I fabricated, I removed the drivers side door to rebuild the hinges, door internals and to replace all the weatherstripping, seals and vent glass.

Rebuilding the hinges went way easier than I expected (how unusual), as I was able to drive out the pins with PB Blaster, a drift pin and hammer. The only issue was when I previously ordered the hinge pins, I thought that it was a kit for each door, only to find out I need to buy two more kits for the passenger side door.

After blasting, assembling and painting, I set them aside to let them dry and continued disassembling the door. I was able to get the door completely disassembled and started cleaning. I found a couple of pin holes at the bottom of the door under the gasket, and have not decided on how I want to tackle them. I’m going to lightly grind them out before I make my decision.