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Old 04-20-2007, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by KZJim
The car I'm working on has the 2x4 frame but no steel in the doors, just a block of wood 'glassed in the door and the bolts go thru that and then to the hinge inserted in the door... I guess this is an earlier one.
Just to clarify, the 2x4 I was referring to is in the door. The main frame rails under the car should be 3"x4". Both are .120 wall thickness.

The door hinges are 1/2" thick flat steel bolted to a steel plate that's welded to the 2x4 steel door beam running the width of the door and ending at the door latch (from a VW). This is the final version of the doors in all type 3 and 4 cars. There is no wood left and the tubular hinges are gone.



Jason

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