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[Bill D]

No. The car is in another city and the doors are not mounted.n

I’ll try to describe the problem

Now, when you open the doors, the leading edge of the doors hits the body before the doors are fully opened. Trying to fabricate new hinges that move the doors out further to be able to fully open them

[ALF]

Would the door hinge limiter straps not be an option?
As sold by Nick


Bill, don't stop your great work.
My car has left for painting in December 2019 and is still not back.
You're not alone with this kind of frustration.

[cobrakiwi]

Bill
Stick with it, the doors hinges can be tricky to get right, believe me I know.
I use a steel stop for the hinge so the door won't open into the cars body as your describing.
I would not trust the original strap type by it's self.

[jolsen42]

Originally Posted by Bill D

No. The car is in another city and the doors are not mounted.n

I’ll try to describe the problem

Now, when you open the doors, the leading edge of the doors hits the body before the doors are fully opened. Trying to fabricate new hinges that move the doors out further to be able to fully open them

When you say the doors hit the body, and what do you mean fully open? If you are using the FF hinges they are adjustable up and down and in and out. Has he tried shims? Mine can only open to between 60-75 degrees open with limiting straps. That's more than enough to get my fat ass in. Have you called Bruce and see what he recommends? Contact "Ivy Green" on this forum, he's building a "Bruce" roadster and see what he's done, Stacy is very helpful. Don't you DARE whimp out.

John O

[Ivygreen65]

Bill,

I had struggles with Bruce's door hinges also. My issue was that the top arm of the hinge was about 1.5" up into the dash and I couldn't open the door due to interference with the dash. After some surgery, I was able to relocate the arms on the mounting plate and make them work. I also added bronze bushings to tighten them up and make operation quite a bit smoother. This doesn't sound like the issue that you have, but know that your struggles are shared by others. Bruce makes you think outside of the box in order to make things work sometimes.

I'm having issues posting photos, but if you'll PM me your number, I'll text you some pics of what I did with mine.

Stacy