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HELENT · 01-26-2014, 01:06 PM

how do you remove door hinges off of 1946 Ford Coupe-long door? Where can I find new hinges? Is the 40 Coupe the same hinge?

fordor41 · 01-26-2014, 10:02 PM

I assume a 46 coupe's doors are the same as my 41 fordor fronts. Mine have the hinges bolted to the door and welded to the body.

Karl Wescott · 01-27-2014, 12:41 PM

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Per our 1948 4door hulk, the upper hinge bolts to the door and body, and is a hidden design unlike anything else. The lower hinge rivets/welds to the door and is bolted to the body. The lower hinge is functionally the same as the 1935-40 lower hinge but likely has a different bolt pattern (we reproduce individual pieces in bronze, Drake/Carpenter sell a full 1937-40 set in steel). If you can possibly salvage the lower hinge do so without removing from the body, they are difficult to remove and a new mounting structure has to be fabbed as the original hinges were installed as an early step in the door manufacture.

01-26-2014, 01:06 PM	#1
HELENT Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hemingway, SC Posts: 212	door hinges how do you remove door hinges off of 1946 Ford Coupe-long door? Where can I find new hinges? Is the 40 Coupe the same hinge?

01-26-2014, 10:02 PM	#2
fordor41 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: elmira,ny Posts: 1,516	Re: door hinges I assume a 46 coupe's doors are the same as my 41 fordor fronts. Mine have the hinges bolted to the door and welded to the body.

01-27-2014, 12:41 PM	#3
Karl Wescott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,283	Re: door hinges Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Per our 1948 4door hulk, the upper hinge bolts to the door and body, and is a hidden design unlike anything else. The lower hinge rivets/welds to the door and is bolted to the body. The lower hinge is functionally the same as the 1935-40 lower hinge but likely has a different bolt pattern (we reproduce individual pieces in bronze, Drake/Carpenter sell a full 1937-40 set in steel). If you can possibly salvage the lower hinge do so without removing from the body, they are difficult to remove and a new mounting structure has to be fabbed as the original hinges were installed as an early step in the door manufacture.