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Any idea where I can get the sheet metal part that covers the hinge inside the cowl panel where the lower door hinge goes? Mine are gone and want to replace it. Probably just fab one but anybody know if they make one? Thanks for the help. excellent site for information

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Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but a while back I couldn't find the sheet metal plate that covers the hinge after installation,so I made an easy template and produced my own with very good results. Check out my submitted Tech tip on this subject. Hope this helps.

DADS50,I am looking for the formed sheet metal plate that is on the captive nuts side of the door hinge area. thanks...

vickraft where would I find that Tech Tip?

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have not seen that piece reproduced

maybe someone else has?

Sorry rock331 I was mistaken, I thought you had been talking about the little tin plate that fits over the hinge to hide the heavy steel strap. If you got real lucky, someone may know of a partially rusted cab that has that area in tact and repairable.
When I was building mine I found an old truck that had been abandoned in the woods at the back of an old farm. Like you I could never find an aftermarket stamped out repair pcs. Sorry I couldn't help.

Woody Vondracek, there's a name that I haven't heard for a
while. What a shame that we lost him. Woody started his
project and joined up right around the same time I did. He
sure earned my respect over the years as to his restoration
ability. I've never meet a guy that would tackle as big of a
project as he did and do as fine a job. Really to bad he never
got to finish it up when he was so close to the end. I miss
the discussions we had and the wonderful way he documented
his work and shared it with the group. He's the one who got
me started with the photo documentation in the 'pbase' album.

That hinge pocket would be an easy one to fabricate if you
couldn't find a donor. Easy bends made in a vice and nuts
tacked to the back side.

dg

Denny,

Sorry about moving off topic, but, maybe you'd consider posting a brief in memoriam for Woody/Czechman in the Passing Lane forum?

http://www.pbase.com/czechman/truck
http://www.pbase.com/czechman/door_art