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| | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 16 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 16 | Hello All,
I'm still doing body work on my 56, and I need to replace the skins on the outside of the doors. The doors are still in good shape, except for the fact that both are rusted out pretty badly for about an inch above what would normally be the bottom of the outside of the door. The rest is solid and sound.
I was going to cut about a 3 inch strip straight across the bottom of both, and take them to a buddy of mine who is pretty good with a welder and have him weld a strip back.
Anyone have any feedback on this? I figure it would leave me with a pretty sound bottom. But if anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to have all the knowledge I can get, before undertaking this.
I did consider buying a new set of doors, but I feel it's a shame to junk these two when there's not a whole lot wrong with them.
Thanks everyone.
-Matt
1956 Chevrolet 3100 - "WonderTruck"
"I used to be 'With It.' Then they changed what 'It' was. Now what I'm 'With' isn't 'It,' and what is 'It,' seems wierd and scary to me."
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | if your man is good enough to form them up, fly at it - there's also a skin patch available that might make it a bit easier, they do have a bit of a compound curve, and the patches I've seen have the pinch flange preformed Bill | | |
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