Paint and Body Back At It - How To Hang Doors??

[BBRacer]

Okay - bit of looong vacation and can't believe how old my threads are! Dug the Cobra 2 out of storage at Pop's acreage and now starting the build after way too many years. At least I learned a ton finishing and r-doing the inline 6 on my '65 Stang and we did a whole build including welding floorpans and quarters on my son's '74 Nova. Those two cars are pretty close to done - BORED! Get another project going - winter is coming!!

The Cobra 2 still 100% rust free (whew - Dad's storage roof was leaking on it) and I have every part except for a front spoiler and the original 302 was not in it. BUT - kid I bought it from it took it all apart for some reason. You will laugh when you see the wiring harness I untangled and ad removed.

Located my parts in 10 different sheds and buildings and gathered them all up. How did I get 5 tail lights?

Buying a 302 4 barrel with cool old headers tomorrow from a 77 stang that is getting parting out so I am set to start wrenching. Plan now for me an my son is to make a street legal track road course car. Original exterior for the most part but full race style interior. I want to keep to keep the interior panels but plan for a cage of some sort, racing seats, and after market gauges.

Anyway - before I bring back home - I want to hang the doors. Any good links or tips for this. seems like an impossible task due to the weight and awkwardness. Why would you remove the doors in the first place?

Hope to keep you guys informed as the build progresses this winter!

In storage - cool vintage snowmobile!

Original RAD 4. Guy nearby wants it bad!

Here Rusty - you untangle this knot!

 

[BBRacer]

Also had a blast this summer with my 17 year old son showing our cars now that his Nova is done! Loved it. here is some photos of him with my dad in the lawn chairs

 

[LILCBRA]

Love the Nova! Reminds me of the one my dad had a long time ago! Anyway, it's been a while since I had the doors off of my car, but if memory serves, I had the fenders off when I bolted them back in place and only adjusted/tightened after I reinstalled the fenders without the liners in place. They weren't light (as I'm sure you are well aware) and I put them on by myself, but don't recall exactly how I did it now. I think I used paint stir sticks to help with the gaps. I hope this helps a little....

 

[BBRacer]

Thanks - fenders are loosely on so that is a great tip to have them off. I'll give it a whirl.

 

[MustangIIMatt]

What I have done for doors is use jackstands (the kind with the deep "U" shape at the top, with those parts wrapped in thick towels to protect the door) to hold the door for me (not unsupported of course, I always keep a hand, or a helper's pair of hands on it at all times so it doesn't fall). It can be hard to get them to just the right level, so you may have to shim the stands with something (small pieces of wood, like paint mixing sticks work pretty well), but once you have it bolted loosely, you can switch from the stands to a hydraulic floor jack to more precisely set the level. (I also use a towel on the head of the jack.)