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deuce_roadster · 02-07-2020, 12:53 PM

If it were me, I would rebuild the hinges, make sure the body is properly bolted to the frame, cut the welds where the hinge attaches to the door and do what you have to to move the door up and fit it to the hole and reweld the hinge to the door. I think there is a relief where the hinge goes to the jamb part of the door so if there isn't room to move the door up enough, you may have to massage that. IF it was misfit from the factory, there should be room to move the door up before rewelding. I am comfortable doing this kind of work as my avatar roadster required me hammer welding about 10" of metal all the way around it, (some pictures in my 32 album) but there are probably good body people near you that could help with this. As my roadster was clear apart, I fit the body to the repaired doors, in other words, made the "hole" fit the door. You shouldn't have to do that unless the body had been apart in the past or had some severe damage fixed. Good luck.

P.S. That isn't (wasn't) a RH drive car is it.

02-07-2020, 12:53 PM	#11
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: 32 Ford Tudor door alignment If it were me, I would rebuild the hinges, make sure the body is properly bolted to the frame, cut the welds where the hinge attaches to the door and do what you have to to move the door up and fit it to the hole and reweld the hinge to the door. I think there is a relief where the hinge goes to the jamb part of the door so if there isn't room to move the door up enough, you may have to massage that. IF it was misfit from the factory, there should be room to move the door up before rewelding. I am comfortable doing this kind of work as my avatar roadster required me hammer welding about 10" of metal all the way around it, (some pictures in my 32 album) but there are probably good body people near you that could help with this. As my roadster was clear apart, I fit the body to the repaired doors, in other words, made the "hole" fit the door. You shouldn't have to do that unless the body had been apart in the past or had some severe damage fixed. Good luck. P.S. That isn't (wasn't) a RH drive car is it.