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It has been a while since I have stopped by. Well, I have found the time to start the rebuilding process.
I have a question. I am putting new wood in the doors and have run across a problem. How do you get the wood out of the inside of the door at the bottom of the opening. This would be where one would rest his arm on a summer day. There are several nails holding the sheet metal to this piece, but it appears there are three bolts that are fastened to angle iron fixed to the hinged side.

I wish I could help you, but I have not worked on a '35 Usually the metal is formed over a wooden frame and tacked down. They are not the easiest beasts to work on.
Cleon

The wood around the window opening and rear (latch) post can only be removed and installed by removing the vertical metal bracket riveted and spot welded to the door sheet metal skin at the rear middle edge off the door. There are three flat headed rivets and about 5 spot welds. The metal door skin is also nailed to all the wood frame work and they also have to be removed too. Look at the rear area of the door around the latch and if you clean that area ( about 16") you will be able to find the three flat rivet heads and the 4-6 small dimples at the spot welds; drill all of the to remove. If you need more information on wood replacement e-mail me with your postal address and I can send some drawing of the door pieces.

I sorry my quick answer on the Stovebolt page was made from my faulty memory. The metal bracket inside the door is on the hinge side and is held to the door my three large machine screws that have a "Tee" nut in the long triangle vertical wood piece below the belt line. . That same bracket is also riveted with the flat rivets and the spot welds to the doorskin/frame. The wood horizontal piece that is the bottom of the window exterior side is screwed to the metal bracket with three screws from the exterior side of the wood and can't be removed because of the door skin. That is why you have to remove the metal bracket. I can send you a drawing of where all the pieces fit and what order to assemble them in. Need your postal address. The wood piece above the window also has a screw from the exterior side that is hidden that hold it to the vertical door post.

I thought this was the way, but didn't want to start chopping and cutting with out some one having already having this experience. How did you reassemble. Did you replace the revits and re-weld?